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Operational Decision ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2025-2824

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.11.0.1, 8.11.1.0, 8.12.0.1, 9.0.0.1, and 9.5.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

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 · high confidence

IBM Operational Decision Manager versions 8.11.0.1 through 9.5.0 contain an open redirect vulnerability in its web interface. Attackers can craft malicious URLs that appear to originate from the trusted IBM site but redirect victims to arbitrary external websites, enabling phishing attacks and credential theft.

MitigationApply IBM security patches for ODM as they become available. In the interim, implement URL validation to restrict redirects to trusted domains only, and educate users about suspicious URL behavior.

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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
Operational Decision ManagerApplication
Affected:= 8.11.0.1= 8.11.1.0= 8.12.0.1= 9.0.0.1= 9.5.0

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify IBM ODM installation version
    Locate the ODM installation directory and check version manifest files or product information. Typical locations include installation logs, version.info files, or the IBM Installation Manager repository. Compare the discovered version against the affected range of 8.11.0.1 through 9.5.0.
    Affected if The installed version is 8.11.0.1, 8.11.1.0, 8.12.0.1, 9.0.0.1, or 9.5.0, or falls within this range.
  2. Confirm web interface is accessible
    Determine if the IBM ODM Decision Center, Decision Runner, or Rule Execution Server web consoles are reachable over HTTP/HTTPS from your network. Check firewall rules and reverse proxy configurations that expose these endpoints.
    Affected if The ODM web interface is exposed and reachable.
  3. Inspect URL redirect parameters
    Examine web server access logs and URL parameters used by the ODM web interface. Look for parameters that handle redirection such as 'redirect', 'url', 'target', or similar that accept full URLs or paths. Log entries showing external domain redirects indicate potential exploitation.
    Affected if The application accepts redirect parameters that allow arbitrary external URLs without validation.
  4. Review web server configuration
    Examine the IBM ODM web server configuration files (such as server.xml for WebSphere or httpd.conf for Apache) and the ODM deployment descriptors for URL validation rules or redirect handling logic.
    Affected if No server-side URL validation exists for redirect parameters, allowing untrusted domains.

You are affected if IBM Operational Decision Manager version 8.11.0.1 through 9.5.0 is installed and its web interface is accessible, as this enables the open redirect vulnerability to be exploited.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply IBM security patches for ODM as they become available. In the interim, implement URL validation to restrict redirects to trusted domains only, and educate users about suspicious URL behavior.

Fix this in Operational Decision Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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