CVE-2025-1838
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation versions 24.0.0 and 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 IF001 contain a vulnerability where authenticated users can bypass client-side data validation in the authoring user interface. This allows malformed or malicious input to reach the server without proper validation, potentially causing a denial of service condition.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 24.0.0= 24.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed version of IBM Cloud Pak for Business AutomationUse the IBM Cloud Pak utility or administration console to determine the exact version and patch level of the installed instance. Check for any installed IF (interim fix) levels.Affected if The installed version is 24.0.0 or 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 IF001 (any 24.0.1 version before IF002).
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Verify whether the authoring user interface is accessibleDetermine if the authoring UI component is deployed and reachable. This is typically accessed through the automation workflow center or content management interfaces.Affected if The authoring UI is exposed and accessible to authenticated users.
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Check user access to the authoring interfaceReview the user roles and permissions assigned to users who can access the authoring functionality. Identify which authenticated users have authoring privileges.Affected if Untrusted or unverified users have authoring access to the system.
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Review server logs for validation bypass patternsExamine application and server logs for requests containing malformed input, unusual data formats, or validation errors that may indicate client-side validation was bypassed.Affected if Logs show patterns of malformed input reaching the server or validation errors that suggest the client-side validation was circumvented.
A user is affected if they are running IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation versions 24.0.0 through 24.0.1 IF001 and have the authoring user interface accessible to authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation fix pack IF002 or later to address this vulnerability. Until patched, limit access to the authoring interface to trusted users only and monitor for unusual patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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