CVE-2025-14148
📋 TL;DR
IBM UrbanCode Deploy versions 8.1 through 8.1.2.3 contain an information disclosure vulnerability where authenticated users with LLM integration configuration privileges can recover previously saved LLM API tokens. This affects organizations using IBM DevOps Deploy with LLM integrations configured. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to sensitive API credentials.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM UrbanCode Deploy
- IBM DevOps Deploy
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker with valid credentials and LLM configuration privileges could steal LLM API tokens, potentially gaining unauthorized access to external LLM services, incurring financial costs, or accessing sensitive data processed through those services.
Likely Case
An authorized but malicious insider or compromised account with LLM configuration privileges could exfiltrate LLM API tokens, leading to unauthorized LLM service usage and potential data exposure.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, the impact is limited to authorized users who already have LLM configuration privileges, though they could still misuse recovered tokens.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires valid authentication and specific privileges. The vulnerability is in the token recovery mechanism within the LLM integration configuration interface.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 8.1.2.4 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7254663
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download IBM UrbanCode Deploy version 8.1.2.4 or later from IBM Fix Central. 2. Follow IBM's upgrade documentation for your deployment type (server, agent, etc.). 3. Apply the update to all affected components. 4. Restart the UrbanCode Deploy server and agents.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict LLM Configuration Privileges
allLimit access to LLM integration configuration to only essential personnel. Remove LLM configuration privileges from users who don't require them.
Rotate LLM API Tokens
allImmediately rotate all LLM API tokens used by IBM UrbanCode Deploy to invalidate any potentially recovered tokens.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit LLM configuration privileges to only essential users
- Monitor and audit all LLM integration configuration activities and API token usage
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check IBM UrbanCode Deploy version via web interface (Help > About) or server logs. Versions 8.1 through 8.1.2.3 are vulnerable.Check Version:
On server: Check server logs or web interface. On Linux: grep -i version /opt/ibm-ucd/server/logs/server.logVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify version is 8.1.2.4 or later. Test that authenticated users with LLM privileges cannot recover previously saved API tokens.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual LLM configuration access patterns
- Multiple API token recovery attempts
- Access from unauthorized users to LLM configuration
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound traffic to LLM API endpoints from UrbanCode Deploy server
- Increased LLM API usage
SIEM Query:
source="ibm-ucd" AND (event_type="llm_config_access" OR event_type="api_token_recovery")