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Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-49780

CVE-2024-49780

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.

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  • IBM/OpenPages with Watsoncpe-rescue2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 8.3
    • (no CPE)range: = 8.3, = 9.0

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