CVE-2024-55904
Published: 14 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-55904 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 29.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-55904 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) present in IBM DevOps Deploy versions 8.0 through 8.0.1.4 and 8.1 through 8.1.0.0, as well as IBM UrbanCode Deploy versions 7.0 through 7.0.5.25, 7.1 through 7.1.2.21, 7.2 through 7.2.3.14, and 7.3 through 7.3.2.9. The flaw enables a remote privileged authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system by sending specially crafted input containing special elements. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and significant impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Exploitation requires a remote attacker to possess privileged authenticated access (PR:H) to the deployment platform. By crafting input with specific elements, the attacker can inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server hosting the software, potentially leading to full system compromise within the context of the application's privileges.
IBM has published a security advisory detailing the vulnerability and available patches at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182841. Security practitioners should consult this bulletin for version-specific remediation instructions and upgrade guidance.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52845
Vulnerability details
IBM DevOps Deploy 8.0 through 8.0.1.4, 8.1 through 8.1.0.0 / IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.0 through 7.0.5.25, 7.1 through 7.1.2.21, 7.2 through 7.2.3.14, and 7.3 through 7.3.2.9 could allow a remote privileged authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system…
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by sending specially crafted input containing special elements.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
OS command injection (CWE-78) in a network-accessible deployment application directly enables remote command execution via crafted input, mapping to exploitation of the public-facing app (T1190) and arbitrary OS command/shell execution (T1059).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation and sanitization of inputs to block specially crafted inputs containing special elements that enable OS command injection.
Mandates timely flaw remediation through patching, directly addressing the known command injection vulnerability with IBM-provided fixes.
Enforces least privilege for privileged authenticated users, limiting the scope and impact of arbitrary command execution on the system.