CVE-2024-41752 IBM Cognos Analytics HTML injection

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious HTML into IBM Cognos Analytics, leading to script execution in victims' browsers within the site's security context.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-41752?

CVE-2024-41752 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 18 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.3 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-80

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2024-41752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41752 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-2024-41752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wr5h-38pc-5qx7.

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