CVE-2024-49780 IBM OpenPages path traversal

Medium 5.3 Published 20 Feb 2025 Updated 15 Aug 2025

A remote attacker with import privileges can traverse directories to write or overwrite arbitrary files in IBM OpenPages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-49780?

CVE-2024-49780 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM OpenPages with Watson, published on 20 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49780?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Openpages With Watson.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-49780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qj8v-rq4h-7fwh.