XML External Entity injection in IBM Cognos Analytics - CVE-2024-49352
Published: February 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103631
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49352
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Affected software
IBM Cognos Analytics
How to mitigate CVE-2024-49352
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cognos Analytics - addressed in versions 11.2.4 IF5, 12.0.4 IF2