CVE-2024-49337

IBM OpenPages HTML injection

Published Feb 20, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages





is vulnerable to HTML injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input of text fields used to construct workflow email notifications. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using HTML tags in a text field of an object to inject malicious script into an email which would be executed in a victim's mail client within the security context of the OpenPages mail message. An attacker could use this for phishing or identity theft attacks.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4608 IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages is vulnerable to HTML injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input of text fields used to construct workflow email notifications. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using HTML tags in a text field of an object to inject malicious script into an email which would be executed in a victim's mail client within the security context of the OpenPages mail message. An attacker could use this for phishing or identity theft attacks.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm openpages With Watson
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm openpages With Watson
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages is vulnerable to HTML injection, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input of text fields used to construct workflow email notifications. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using HTML tags in a text field of an object to inject malicious script into an email which would be executed in a victim's mail client within the security context of the OpenPages mail message. An attacker could use this for phishing or identity theft attacks.
Title IBM OpenPages HTML injection
Weaknesses CWE-80
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Aug 15, 2025, 2:43 PM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2024, 12:05 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 20, 2025, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:59 AM