Is CVE-2024-49780 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-49780 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-49780?

CVE-2024-49780 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-49780?

CVE-2024-49780 has an EPSS score of 0.53% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49780?

Upgrade openpages with watson to 9.0.0.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-49780

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

openpages with watsonNVD

Affected:>= 9.0, < 9.0.0.5Fixed in:9.0.0.5CVE-2024-49780derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ibm.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-11.