IBM OpenPages information disclosure
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow authenticated users access to sensitive information through improper authorization controls on APIs.
- Published
- Aug 22, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 36th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-288
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Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.5
- CNA · ibm
- 6.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | openpages grc platform | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform |
| ibm | openpages with watson | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm openpages grc platform8.3
- ibm openpages with watson9.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
IBM OpenPages with Watson
- 8.3, 9.0affected
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-1300IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious 35Monitor
- CVE-2015-0145Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 6.2 before IF7, 6.2.1 before 6.2.1.1 IF5, 7.0 before FP4, and 27Monitor
- CVE-2011-1381Unspecified vulnerability in IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 6.1.0.1 before IF4 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions vi25Monitor
- CVE-2017-1679IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 8.0 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from error log files.22Monitor
- CVE-2020-4535IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 8.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.21Monitor
- CVE-2017-1333IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 could allow an unauthenticated user to obtain sensitive information about the server that could21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-1324 · Aug 23, 2024(IBM OpenPages Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.