CVE-2024-35111
📋 TL;DR
IBM Control Center versions 6.2.1 and 6.3.1 expose detailed technical error messages to remote attackers, potentially revealing sensitive system information. This information disclosure vulnerability could assist attackers in planning further attacks against the system. Organizations running these specific IBM Control Center versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM Control Center
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers obtain detailed system information that enables successful follow-on attacks like authentication bypass, privilege escalation, or remote code execution.
Likely Case
Attackers gather technical details about the system configuration, software versions, and internal paths that could be used to craft targeted attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited information exposure with no direct system compromise, though some reconnaissance value remains for attackers.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires triggering error conditions that reveal detailed messages, which may be straightforward for attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply interim fix or upgrade as per IBM advisory
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7174806
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review IBM advisory at provided URL
2. Apply recommended interim fix or upgrade
3. Restart IBM Control Center services
4. Verify error messages no longer expose sensitive details
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Configure generic error messages
allModify application configuration to return generic error messages instead of detailed technical information
Consult IBM Control Center documentation for error message configuration
Web application firewall rules
allImplement WAF rules to block or sanitize error messages containing technical details
Configure WAF to detect and block responses containing stack traces, file paths, or version information
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to IBM Control Center from untrusted networks
- Monitor application logs for unusual error conditions or repeated error triggering attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by triggering error conditions and checking if detailed technical information is returned in browser responsesCheck Version:
Check IBM Control Center version through administrative interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, trigger the same error conditions and verify only generic error messages are returned📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual increase in error messages
- Repeated requests triggering specific error conditions
- Access logs showing patterns of error exploration
Network Indicators:
- HTTP responses containing detailed error messages, stack traces, or internal paths
SIEM Query:
source="ibm_control_center" AND (message="*error*" OR message="*exception*") | stats count by src_ip