Is CVE-2024-40700 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40700 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40700?

CVE-2024-40700 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40700?

CVE-2024-40700 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40700?

Upgrade security verify access to 10.0.9.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40700

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Security Verify Access Appliance and Container 10.0.0 through 10.0.8 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

security verify accessNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.9.0Fixed in:10.0.9.0CVE-2024-40700derived from NVD

security verify access dockerNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0.0, < 10.0.9.0Fixed in:10.0.9.0CVE-2024-40700derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ibm.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-15.