CVE-2024-49800Network attack vector

Sensitive information disclosure via cleartext process memory

Published Feb 5, 2025 · Updated Feb 22, 2025

Cleartext memory storage in IBM ApplinX 11.1 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive information over the network. The product retains sensitive information in process memory without encryption, but IBM has not disclosed the affected data, code path, or retrieval method. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and is limited to information exposure, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext memory storage in IBM ApplinX 11.1 allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive information over the network. The product retains sensitive information in process memory without encryption, but IBM has not disclosed the affected data, code path, or retrieval method. Exploitation requires an authenticated account and is limited to information exposure, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-49800
Published
Feb 5, 2025
Updated
Feb 22, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
ApplinX
Classifications
CWE-316, CWE-312
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 5, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · ApplinXversion=11.1

Published CVSS scores

4.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-316Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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