CVE-2024-49781

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-20 12:15

Updated : 2025-03-11 13:45

NVD link : CVE-2024-49781

Mitre link : CVE-2024-49781

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-49781

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

ibm

openpages_with_watson

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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