Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement in IBM Cognos Analytics - CVE-2024-51466
Published: May 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108095
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51466
CWE-ID: CWE-917
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Expression Language (EL) Injection. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, and/or cause the server to crash when using a specially crafted EL statement.
Affected software
IBM Cognos Analytics
How to mitigate CVE-2024-51466
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cognos Analytics - addressed in versions 11.2.4 FP5, 12.0.4 IF1