CVE-2024-12862 REST API allows users without permissions to remove external collaborators
Unauthorized users can remove external collaborators via the REST API, compromising collaboration integrity in OpenText Content Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12862?
CVE-2024-12862 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OpenText Content Server, published on 21 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the OpenText Content Server REST API on Windows, Linux allows users without the appropriate permissions to remove external collaborators.This issue affects Content Server: 20.2-24.4.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12862?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-12862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3cw-79rq-fhpq.