CVE-2024-49784
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-07-14
Assigner: IBM Corporation
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| ibm | openpages_with_watson | From 8.3 (inc) to 8.3.0.3.1 (exc) |
| ibm | openpages_with_watson | From 9.0 (inc) to 9.0.0.5 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-327 | The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 involves weaker than expected security in the storage of encrypted data using AES encryption in CBC mode. An authenticated remote attacker with database access or a local attacker with server file access could exploit this weakness to use additional cryptographic methods to possibly extract the encrypted data.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability could allow attackers who have access to the database or server files to potentially extract sensitive encrypted data by exploiting the weaker encryption implementation. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.