cve/2024/CVE-2024-49780.md

### [CVE-2024-49780](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-49780)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=OpenPages%20with%20Watson&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=8.3%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=9.0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-22%20Improper%20Limitation%20of%20a%20Pathname%20to%20a%20Restricted%20Directory%20('Path%20Traversal')&color=brightgreen)

### Description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker with privileges to perform Import Configuration could send a specially crafted http request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the file name parameter used in Import Configuration to write files to arbitrary locations outside of the specified directory and possibly overwrite arbitrary files.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds