CVE-2024-25015 | IBM MQ denial of service

IBM MQ 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, and 9.3 CD Internet Pass-Thru could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service by sending HTTP requests that would consume all available resources. IBM X-Force ID: 281278.

Published: 2024-05-01 Last update: 2025-08-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-25015 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-25015

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.48% 0.12% -0.36%
2 2025-11-18 0.06% 0.48% +0.42%
3 2025-08-22 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-25015

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-25015

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-25015

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm mq >= 9.2.0.0, < 9.2.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
ibm mq >= 9.3.0, < 9.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
ibm mq >= 9.3.0.0, < 9.3.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-25015

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