CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-49781

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Feb 20, 2025 | Modified: Mar 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openpages_with_watson Ibm 8.3 (including) 8.3.0.3 (excluding)
Openpages_with_watson Ibm 9.0 (including) 9.0.0.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

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