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CVE-2024-49780: IBM OpenPages path traversal
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-22
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 products
- IBM OpenPages with Watson: from 8.3 before 8.3.0.3; from 9.0 before 9.0.0.5 — fixed in 8.3.0.3, 9.0.0.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3.0.3, 9.0.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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