Overview
The CVE-2025-2824 vulnerability is a critical flaw that affects several versions of IBM Operational Decision Manager. It allows a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks by redirecting a user to a malicious, yet seemingly trusted website. This vulnerability could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage and is of high concern for organizations that rely on IBM’s Decision Manager for operational management.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-2824
Severity: High (CVSS: 7.4)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
IBM Operational Decision Manager | 8.11.0.1, 8.11.1.0, 8.12.0.1, 9.0.0.1, 9.5.0
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of a security flaw in the application’s URL validation process. An attacker can craft a special URL that appears legitimate but redirects the user to a malicious website. When a user clicks on this URL, they are unknowingly redirected to the attacker’s site. This malicious website can mimic a trusted site, tricking the user into providing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise their system.
Conceptual Example Code
This is a conceptual example of a malicious URL that could exploit this vulnerability. In this case, ‘example.com’ would be the attacker’s website:
GET /redirect?target=https://victim.example.com@malicious.example.com HTTP/1.1
Host: victim.example.comIn this example, the victim’s browser would interpret ‘malicious.example.com’ as the legitimate destination due to the misuse of the ‘@’ character in the URL. As a result, the user would be redirected to the attacker’s site, believing they are still on ‘victim.example.com’.