Medium severity · published Feb 28, 2025
CVE-2024-56340
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 is vulnerable to local file inclusion vulnerability, allowing an attacker to access sensitive files by inserting path traversal…
6.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 is vulnerable to local file inclusion vulnerability, allowing an attacker to access sensitive files by inserting path traversal payloads inside the deficon parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cognos Analytics · Ibm
11.2.0 before 11.2.4; 12.0.0 before 12.0.4; 11.2.4; 11.2.4; 11.2.4; 11.2.4; +4 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56340
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56340
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183676
github.com
https://github.com/MarioTesoro/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2024-56340
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