What is CVE-2024-40691?

CVE-2024-40691 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-40691?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Ibm Cognos Controller

CVE-2024-40691

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 and 11.0.1 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 i…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.002 (37.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Controller — versions 11.0.0, 11.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7177220

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40691?: CVE-2024-40691 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-40691?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.