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.

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.

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.

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.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-49348?

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

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-49348

medium

4.3

CWE

266

4/2/2025

5/2/2025

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

First published: Tue Feb 04 2025(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.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation	>=18.0.0<=22.0.2

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Reference Links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182403 (Advisory)

Parent vulnerabilities

(Appears in the following advisories)

IBM-7182403

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Frequently Asked Questions

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