CVE-2024-49348: IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation incorrect privilege assignment

Published Feb 4, 2025
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Updated

IBM Business Automation Workflow allows restricting access to organizational data to valid contexts. The fact that tasks of type comment can be reassigned via API implicitly grants access to user queries in an unexpected context.

Other sources

IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, and 22.0.2

allows restricting access to organizational data to valid contexts. The fact that tasks of type comment can be reassigned via API implicitly grants access to user queries in an unexpected context.

MITRE

Affected Software

15 affected components
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation>=18.0.0<=22.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=18.0.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=18.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=18.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=19.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=19.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=19.0.3
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=20.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=20.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=20.0.3
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=21.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=21.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=21.0.3
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=22.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation=22.0.2

Event History

Feb 4, 2025
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Feb 5, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:30 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:30 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-49348?

CVE-2024-49348 is rated as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized access to sensitive data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-49348?

To mitigate CVE-2024-49348, update your IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation to version 22.0.3 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-49348?

CVE-2024-49348 affects IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation versions 18.0.0 through 22.0.2.

4

What types of data are at risk due to CVE-2024-49348?

CVE-2024-49348 may result in unauthorized access to organizational data through user queries.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-49348?

Currently, there are no official workarounds for CVE-2024-49348 other than applying the recommended updates.

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