CVE-2024-45081 IBM Cognos Controller incorrect authorization
Authenticated users can modify restricted content in IBM Cognos Controller due to incorrect authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45081?
CVE-2024-45081 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 19 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0
could allow an authenticated user to modify restricted content due to incorrect authorization checks.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45081?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cognos Controller, Ibm Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-45081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5372-pcfg-3593.