CVE-2024-25042 IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scripting
Remote attackers can execute malicious scripts via improper validation of column headings in IBM Cognos Analytics Explorations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-25042?
CVE-2024-25042 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 18 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.3
is potentially vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). A remote attacker could execute malicious commands due to improper validation of column headings in Cognos Explorations.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-25042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2020-4561 Missing authorization in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-51466 IBM Cognos Analytics expression language injection
- CVE-2021-29679 Code injection in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-25047 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection
- CVE-2018-1721 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3fv-gcpq-5jgx.