6.5

CVE-2024-56340: ibm cognos_analytics Relative Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 28-02-2025Last modified 17-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-56340 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm cognos_analytics. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.84%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.82% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • cognos_analytics≥ 11.2.0, ≤ 11.2.4 FP5 | ≥ 11.2.0, < 11.2.4 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.4 | 11.2.4 | 11.2.4:fixpack1 | 11.2.4:fixpack2 | 11.2.4:fixpack3 | 11.2.4:fixpack4 | 11.2.4:fixpack5 | 12.0.4 | 12.0.4:interim_fix_1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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