IBM OpenPages cross-site request forgery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation and management of authentication cookies. By modifying the CSRF token and Session Id cookie parameters using the cookies of another user, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | OpenPages with Watson | 8.3; 9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenPages with Watson VendorIBM Affected 8.3; 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3 to before 8.3.0.3; 9.0 to before 9.0.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 to before 8.3.0.3; 9.0 to before 9.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM OpenPages with Watson — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541
8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-33249 IBM OpenPages improper certificate validationPriority LOW 36
- TI-2024-33248 IBM OpenPages XML external entity injectionPriority LOW 32
- TI-2024-33247 IBM OpenPages path traversalPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28j5-qmvp-g845
References
More IBM Openpages With Watson vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21475 IBM OpenPages with Watson privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-10539 Unrestricted file upload in IBM OpenPages with Watson CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-33249 IBM OpenPages improper certificate validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-20079 IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-33248 IBM OpenPages XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-33247 IBM OpenPages path traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-49779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28j5-qmvp-g845 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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