CVE-2024-45653 | IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services information disclosure

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 could disclose sensitive IP address information to authenticated users in responses that could be used in further attacks against the system.

Published: 2025-01-19 Last update: 2025-03-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-45653 is rated Low Risk (27.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-45653

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 2026-02-27 0.19% 0.11% -0.08%
2 2025-12-10 0.12% 0.19% +0.07%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-45653

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-45653

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45653

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm sterling_connect_direct_web_services 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct_web_services:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_connect_direct_web_services 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct_web_services:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_connect_direct_web_services 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct_web_services:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_connect_direct_web_services 6.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect_direct_web_services:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-45653

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