RCE in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2024-51466

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 is vulnerable to an Expression Language (EL) Injection vulnerability. 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.

Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-51466: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51466?
CVE-2024-51466 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-51466?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-51466 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.