Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach Concert web interface unauthenticated
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DeliverySubmit malformed/unexpected request
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ExploitTrigger unhandled application error
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ExecutionRead verbose error/stack trace in response
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ImpactHarvest internal paths and stack details for follow-on attacks
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Error message sanitization
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No special preconditions per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N): a remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the flaw against IBM Concert 1.0.0-3.0.0 by inducing an application error whose detailed technical message is returned in the browser. What limits real-world impact is the nature of the disclosure itself - it leaks only technical error detail (C:L, no integrity/availability effect), so it is useful as reconnaissance for further attacks rather than as a standalone compromise; exposure is further limited to Concert instances whose web interface is reachable by the attacker. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-priority information-disclosure issue despite its network attack surface. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, score 5.3) shows a remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw, but the impact is confined to confidentiality-low (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect - consistent with CWE-209, where verbose technical error messages leak details (stack traces, file paths, framework/version data, internal configuration) rather than substantive data or access. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided in the intelligence, so there is no signal of active exploitation or automatable weaponization; this is best treated as a reconnaissance-enabler that would feed a follow-on attack, exactly as the description states ('could be used in further attacks'). The signals are internally consistent (network-exploitable but low-impact), so there is no CVSS-vs-description conflict to flag. A patch is available, which makes remediation straightforward. Overall: a real but minor hygiene fix, not an emergency - appropriate to patch during normal cycles, prioritizing internet-exposed Concert instances. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote unauthenticated attacker sends malformed or unexpected input to an IBM Concert web endpoint, causing the application to return a detailed technical error message (e.g., a stack trace or internal path/configuration data) directly in the browser response. The attacker harvests this leaked internal detail to map the technology stack and refine subsequent targeted attacks. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the flaw yields only information disclosure, not direct compromise. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026
IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 can be induced to return detailed technical error messages to a requesting browser, leaking implementation detail to a remote, unauthenticated attacker (CVSS 3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:L only, 5.3). Impact is limited to low-sensitivity information disclosure with no integrity or availability effect, so the practical value is reconnaissance for follow-on attacks, and only Concert instances whose web interface is reachable by the attacker are exposed. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and IBM has published a vendor fix; the issue is a low-priority information-disclosure item rather than a standalone compromise vector.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the IBM fix documented at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288830 and confirm the fixed Concert build level against the vendor's affected-release table (exact patched version is not stated in the provided data). If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict who can reach the Concert web interface - place it behind an authenticated reverse proxy, VPN, or firewall allow-list so only trusted networks can trigger error responses, accepting that this reduces legitimate remote access. Where the application supports it, configure production instances to return generic error pages while logging detail server-side; the trade-off is degraded troubleshooting for support teams, so retain verbose logging internally. Also treat any historical error responses as potential reconnaissance and review access logs for repeated malformed or probing requests against Concert endpoints.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-209 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information): IBM Concert's web layer returns verbose technical error output - stack traces, internal paths, query or component detail - directly into HTTP responses instead of a sanitized generic error page. Because the flawed behavior is in the reachable web interface, the assessed vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, meaning no authentication, user interaction, or special preconditions are required beyond triggering an application error on a reachable instance. The single impact is a low confidentiality loss (C:L) confined to the content of the error response; integrity and availability are unaffected (I:N/A:N). Affected code matches the vendor wildcard CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:concert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all IBM Concert releases from 1.0.0 through 3.0.0. This class of leak does not itself grant access or code execution; its significance is supplying attackers with version, path, and configuration hints useful for chaining into other flaws.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Remote unauthenticated error-message disclosure needing no interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); only limited internal technical data leaks, so C:L with I:N/A:N and no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).
CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Unauthenticated remote code execution in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 lets any attacker who can reach the service sen
Use-after-free in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 lets an attacker who can influence program input or execution flow cor
IBM Concert Software 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, and 1.0.2.1 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8)
IBM Concert 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 vulnerable to attacks that rely on the use of cookies without the SameSite attribute. Rated
Improperly scoped role-based access control in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 lets any authenticated user holding even
SQL injection in IBM Concert versions 1.0.0 through 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject specially crafted SQL statem
Concert versions up to 2.1.0 is affected by unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type (CVSS 8.8).
IBM Concert Software 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, and 1.0.2.1 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions
Improper bounds checking in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 lets a local, authenticated user supply overlong input that
Local code execution in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 allows an authenticated attacker to overflow a stack buffer and
Local privilege escalation in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 lets an attacker who already holds a low-privileged accoun
Heap memory corruption in IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 3.0.0 lets an attacker who already has low-privileged local access t
EUVD-2026-85359
GHSA-4qpm-4v98-gpm8
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