IBM Cognos Anaytics XML external entity injection
Priority LOW 34CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
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, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00481 41st 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
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cognos Analytics | 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, 12.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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, 12.0.3, 12.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.0 to before 11.2.4; 12.0.0 to before 12.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.4 fixpack1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.4 fixpack2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.4 fixpack3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.4 fixpack4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.4 interim_fix_1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.0 to before 11.2.4; 12.0.0 to before 12.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.4 fixpack1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.4 fixpack2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.4 fixpack3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.4 fixpack4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.4 interim_fix_1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49352
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3j9-rq93-g9jv
References
More IBM Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-49352 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49352 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f3j9-rq93-g9jv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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