IBM Cognos Analytics expression language injection
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-917Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-917.
Summary
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 is vulnerable to an Expression Language (EL) Injection vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, and/or cause the server to crash when using a specially crafted EL statement.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00692 53rd 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 – 11.2.4; 12.0.0 – 12.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11.2.0 – 11.2.4; 12.0.0 – 12.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-51466
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfqv-qm4h-qgqv
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2024-51466 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-51466 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hfqv-qm4h-qgqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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