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Security Bulletin: IBM Concert Software Standard Edition is vulnerable to login brute force attack

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Summary

IBM Concert Software Standard Edition is the non-OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) lightweight product form factor deployed to virtual machine. IBM Concert Software Standard Edition 1.0.5 is vulnerable to login brute force attack due to inadequate account lockout settings and weak password policy.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-51476
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Concert uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
CWE:   CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVSS Source:   IBM
CVSS Base score:   7.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Concert Software1.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

See mitigation

Workarounds and Mitigations

By default, IBM Concert Software Standard Edition instance on a virtual machine will only enforce weak passwords and weak account lockout settings. IBM strongly recommends that you connect your OIDC-enabled Keycloak server to your IBM Concert instance deployed on a virtual machine to help enable secure user authentication and help simplify user and access management.

Steps for Integrating OpenID Connect with Keycloak on a VM https://ibmdocs-test.dcs.ibm.com/docs/en/concert_test?topic=idp-integrating-openid-connect-keycloak-vm

 

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Acknowledgement

Change History

06 Mar 2025: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 March 2025

UID

ibm17184961