CVE-2024-49784

Summary

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0

could provide weaker than expected security in storage of encrypted data with AES encryption and CBC mode. If an authenticated remote attacker with access to the database or a local attacker with access to server files could extract the encrypted data values they could exploit this weaker algorithm to use additional cryptographic methods to possibly extract the encrypted data.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
IBMOpenPages with Watson8.3affected
IBMOpenPages with Watson9.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-327: CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References