# CVE-2024-41777: IBM Cognos Controller hard coded credentials

> Hard-coded credentials in IBM Cognos Controller allow attackers to bypass authentication and access sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h852-6q42-cm59

## What is CVE-2024-41777?

CVE-2024-41777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 3 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 and 11.0.1 

contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41777?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cognos Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41777?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-41777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Controller

- [CVE-2024-28777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28777/): IBM Cognos Controller code execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-52902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52902/): IBM Cognos Controller information disclosure (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47160/): IBM Cognos Controller XML external entity injection (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-40702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40702/): IBM Cognos Controller improper certificate validation (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-45084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45084/): IBM Cognos Controller CSV injection (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41777 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 3 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Cognos Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41777/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41777/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41777
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41777
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41777

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41777/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.