FKIE_CVE-2024-12862

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-21 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:00
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Summary
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the OpenText Content Server REST API on Windows, Linux allows users without the appropriate permissions to remove external collaborators.This issue affects Content Server: 20.2-24.4.
References
security@opentext.comhttps://support.opentext.com/csm?id=ot_kb_unauthenticated&sysparm_article=KB0839115
Impacted products
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