What is CVE-2024-56340?

CVE-2024-56340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-56340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-56340 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Ibm Cognos Analytics

CVE-2024-56340

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 is vulnerable to local file inclusion vulnerability, allowing an attacker to access sensitive files by inserting path traversal payloads inside the deficon parameter.

EPSS: 0.122 (94.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183676 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56340?: CVE-2024-56340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-56340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56340 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.