CVE-2024-49781 IBM OpenPages XML external entity injection
Remote attackers can exploit XML external entity injection in IBM OpenPages to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
- 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-2024-49781?
CVE-2024-49781 is a high-severity 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 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49781?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Openpages With Watson.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49781?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49781 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-49781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages with Watson
- CVE-2023-40683 IBM OpenPages with Watson privilege escalation
- CVE-2021-29907 File upload in OpenPages with Watson
- CVE-2024-49782 IBM OpenPages improper certificate validation
- CVE-2023-38738 IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure
- CVE-2023-43039 IBM OpenPages with Watson cross-site scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vgf-c76r-fp2x.