CVE-2024-56340 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56340: IBM Cognos Analytics path traversal

Vendor Ibm
Product Cognos Analytics
Weakness CWE-23
Published February 28, 2025
Last update October 17, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 28, 2025 CVE published
October 17, 2025 Record updated