What is CVE-2024-25042?

CVE-2024-25042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-25042?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2024-25042

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.3 is potentially vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). A remote attacker could execute malicious commands due to improper validation of column headings in Cognos Explorations.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0, 12.0.0
Ibm Cognos_analytics

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25042?: CVE-2024-25042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-25042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.