CVE-2024-49337
IBM OpenPages with Watson HTML Injection
Description
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages is vulnerable to HTML injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input of text fields used to construct workflow email notifications. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using HTML tags in a text field of an object to inject malicious script into an email which would be executed in a victim's mail client within the security context of the OpenPages mail message. An attacker could use this for phishing or identity theft attacks.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 20, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 11, 2025, 2:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541 | Vendor Advisory |
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Cyber Security News
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CVE-2024-49337
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3 from (excluding) 8.3.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 from (excluding) 9.0.0.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type IBM Corporation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541 Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages is vulnerable to HTML injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input of text fields used to construct workflow email notifications. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using HTML tags in a text field of an object to inject malicious script into an email which would be executed in a victim's mail client within the security context of the OpenPages mail message. An attacker could use this for phishing or identity theft attacks. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-80 Added Reference https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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