Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-49779 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Ibm Openpages With Watson. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 10th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SC-23 (Session Authenticity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-49779 is a vulnerability in IBM OpenPages with Watson versions 8.3 and 9.0 that allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper validation and management of authentication cookies. Specifically, the issue stems from inadequate handling of the CSRF token and Session ID cookie parameters, classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), indicating medium severity with network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction needed, and limited impact to integrity.
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by obtaining cookies from another user and modifying the CSRF token and Session ID cookie parameters. This enables the attacker to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable application, though the impact is confined to low integrity effects without confidentiality or availability disruption. User interaction is required, likely in the form of a victim visiting a malicious site or clicking a crafted link that submits the tampered request.
For mitigation details, refer to the IBM security bulletin at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541, which provides information on patches and remediation steps for affected versions.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4611
Vulnerability Data
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation and management of authentication cookies. By modifying the CSRF token and Session Id cookie parameters using the cookies…
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of another user, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable application.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Access enforcement requires verifying that state-changing requests originate from the authenticated user rather than a forged cross-site source.
Protecting session authenticity prevents attackers from replaying or forging authenticated requests via the victim's browser.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly require anti-CSRF controls such as tokens or SameSite attributes.
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.
By denying access to phishing or malicious sites, the control lowers the likelihood that a user will be tricked into submitting a forged request that performs an unintended action on another site.
Contextual intelligence about emerging CSRF toolkits can be translated into updated anti-CSRF token or same-site policy configurations across applications.