CVE-2024-49780: IBM OpenPages path traversal
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-49780
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: IBM
Product: OpenPages with Watson
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.24% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 45.02% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-21 (when was this score calculated)