IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.7/5.0.0 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.7/5.0.0 and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-41739. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.7/5.0.0. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Dashboards 4.0.7 and 5.0.0 on Cloud Pak for Data could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to dependency confusion.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-41739 since 07/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/14/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/22/2024 🔍
01/24/2025 +186 days 🔍
01/24/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2025 +202 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-41739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293262

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2025 15:24
Updated: 08/14/2025 22:55
Changes: 01/24/2025 15:24 (25), 01/24/2025 15:25 (3), 01/24/2025 15:27 (35), 01/24/2025 15:38 (6), 02/09/2025 03:37 (3), 08/14/2025 22:55 (1)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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