CVE-2024-56340 | IBM Cognos Analytics path traversal

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.

Published: 2025-02-28 Last update: 2025-10-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-56340 is rated Moderate Risk (63.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.22%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.45% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-56340

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 2026-04-11 7.77% 12.22% +4.45%
2 2026-04-10 8.91% 7.77% -1.14%
3 2026-04-08 — 8.91% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-56340

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-56340

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-56340

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm cognos_analytics >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-56340

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