IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation up to 24.0.0 IF004/24.0.1 IF001 client-side enforcement of server-side security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation up to 24.0.0 IF004/24.0.1 IF001. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to client-side enforcement of server-side security. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-1838. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation up to 24.0.0 IF004/24.0.1 IF001. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a client-side enforcement of server-side security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-602. The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 24.0.0 and 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 IF001 Authoring allows an authenticated user to bypass client-side data validation in an authoring user interface which could cause a denial of service.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-1838 since 03/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Client-side enforcement of server-side security
CWE: CWE-602
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307348

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2025 21:25
Updated: 08/14/2025 05:22
Changes: 05/03/2025 21:25 (63), 08/14/2025 05:22 (1)
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