IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3/9.0 Questionnaires Application improper following of a certificate's chain of trust

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3/9.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Questionnaires Application. The manipulation leads to improper following of a certificate's chain of trust. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-43196. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3/9.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Questionnaires Application. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper following of a certificate's chain of trust vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-296. The product does not follow, or incorrectly follows, the chain of trust for a certificate back to a trusted root certificate, resulting in incorrect trust of any resource that is associated with that certificate. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0  application could allow an authenticated user to manipulate data in the Questionnaires application allowing the user to spoof other users' responses.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-43196 since 08/07/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/20/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1557.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Class: Improper following of a certificate's chain of trust
CWE: CWE-296 / CWE-295 / CWE-287
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08/07/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296315

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2025 07:16
Updated: 02/20/2025 14:36
Changes: 02/20/2025 07:16 (63), 02/20/2025 14:36 (1)
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