Weak password requirements in IBM Cognos Controller - CVE-2024-41778

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Weak password requirements in IBM Cognos Controller - CVE-2024-41778

Published: March 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105377
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41778
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Cognos Controller

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform brute-force attack and guess the password.

The vulnerability exists due to IBM Controller does not require that users should have strong passwords by default. A remote user can perform a brute-force attack and guess users' passwords.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41778

Install updates from vendor's website.

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