Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-39727

Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights 7.0.2 … 7.0.3

Published
25 December 2024
Modified
10 January 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0035 27th percentile
Risk Priority 46 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-39727 is a medium-severity Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access (CWE-1022) vulnerability in Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); ranked at the 27th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 uses a web link with untrusted references to an external site. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions on the victims’ web…

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CWE(s)
CWE-1022NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection
Adversaries may take advantage of security vulnerabilities and inherent functionality in browser software to change content, modify user-behaviors, and intercept information as part of various browser session hijacking techniques.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-39725Same product: Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights
CVE-2025-33014Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-59842Shared CWE-1022
CVE-2025-42941Shared CWE-1022
CVE-2025-36116Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-33128Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2024-22358Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2023-26288Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2024-39735Same vendor: Ibm
CVE-2025-36148Same vendor: Ibm

Affected Assets

ibm
engineering lifecycle optimization - engineering insights
7.0.2, 7.0.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.4.8

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require mitigations such as rel="noopener" on external links.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect missing protections on external links through automated or manual checks.

A.8.23 Web filtering partial match
degrades

Web filtering can block or warn on links to untrusted external domains, reducing the attack surface for window.opener abuse.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle processes require design and code reviews that should identify missing rel="noopener" or target="_blank" mitigations.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate explicit handling of external links and window.opener protections.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles include isolation of untrusted content and safe navigation patterns that mitigate opener-based attacks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require the use of rel="noopener noreferrer" on external links, eliminating the weakness.

References