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TI-2024-16518 Aliases CVE-2024-25041GHSA-9rf7-hpgh-6433

IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scripting

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, and 12.0.2 is potentially vulnerable to cross site scripting (XSS). A remote attacker could execute malicious commands due to improper validation of column headings in Cognos Assistant. IBM X-Force ID: 282780.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMCognos Analytics11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2.0 – 11.2.3; 12.0.0 – 12.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2.4VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.0 – 11.2.3; 12.0.0 – 12.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    IBM Cognos Analytics — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7156941

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-16526 IBM Cognos Analytics improper certificate validationPriority LOW 26

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rf7-hpgh-6433

References

  • TI-2020-03885 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-18240 IBM Cognos Analytics server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-16384 Unrestricted file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03124 Path traversal in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-16521 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-03850 Cross-site scripting in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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