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CVE-2024-40695: IBM Cognos Analytics file upload
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-434
Description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could be vulnerable to malicious file upload by not validating the content of the file uploaded to the web interface. Attackers can make use of this weakness and upload malicious executable files into the system, and it can be sent to victim for performing further attacks.
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Analytics: from 11.2.0 before 11.2.4; from 12.0.0 before 12.0.4; 11.2.4, 11.2.4-fixpack1, 11.2.4-fixpack2, 11.2.4-fixpack3, 11.2.4-fixpack4, 12.0.4 — fixed in 11.2.4, 12.0.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.4, 12.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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