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CVE-2024-49780

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Published: Feb 20, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker with privileges to perform Import Configuration could send a specially crafted http request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the file name parameter used in Import Configuration to write files to arbitrary locations outside of the specified directory and possibly overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected (2)

Ibm
1 product
Openpages With Watson
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ibm
Openpages With Watson
From 8.3 to 8.3.0.3
Openpages With Watson
From 9.0 to 9.0.0.5
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (1)

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory

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