CVE-2024-52902 | IBM Cognos Controller information disclosure

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 client application contains hard coded database passwords in source code which could be used for unauthorized access to the system.

Published: 2025-02-19 Last update: 2025-07-25 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-52902 is rated Moderate Risk (41.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-52902

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-01 0.05% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2026-03-31 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
3 2026-03-30 0.05%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-52902

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-52902

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52902

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm cognos_controller >= 11.0.0, < 11.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm controller 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-52902

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