Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2025 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-40702IBM Cognos Controller improper certificate validation

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity improper certificate validation in Cognos Controller from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 could allow an unauthorized user to obtain valid tokens to gain access to protected resources due to improper certificate validation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Controller 11.1.0
IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 – through 11.0.1

Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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