CVE-2025-1838 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation denial of service
An authenticated user can bypass client-side validation in the authoring interface, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2025-1838?
CVE-2025-1838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, published on 3 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
24.0.0 and 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 IF001
Authoring allows an authenticated user to bypass client-side data validation in an authoring user interface which could cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-602
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Business Automation.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-1838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
- CVE-2023-35899 IBM Cloud Pak for Automation CSV injection
- CVE-2025-36092 IBM Business Automation Insights improper input validation
- CVE-2025-36023 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation security bypass
- CVE-2023-38367 IBM Cloud Pak for Automation authentication bypass
- CVE-2026-12749 Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for August 2026.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4rj-x734-wm94.