What is CVE-2024-49781?

CVE-2024-49781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Openpages With Watson, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-49781?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-49781 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Ibm Openpages With Watson

CVE-2024-49781

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 memo…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.001 (20.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Openpages With Watson — versions 8.3, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49781?: CVE-2024-49781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Openpages With Watson, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-49781?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49781 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.