CVE-2024-39742

HIGH

IBM MQ Operator 2.0.0-2.0.23 and 3.2.2 - Authentication Bypass via Partial String Comparison

Title source: llm

Description

IBM MQ Operator 3.2.2 and IBM MQ Operator 2.0.24 could allow a user to bypass authentication under certain configurations due to a partial string comparison vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 297169.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7159714

VDB Entry vdb-entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297169

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0076

EPSS Percentile 50.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-697 CWE-187

Status published

Products (3)

ibm/mq_operator 3.0.0

ibm/mq_operator 3.0.1

ibm/mq_operator 2.0.0 - 2.0.24

Published Jul 08, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026