IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1/10.2.5 redirect

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1/10.2.5. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in redirect. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-2697. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1/10.2.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-2697 since 03/23/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/29/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1204.001 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• IBM

Name

• Cognos Command Center

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• 10.2.4.1
• 10.2.5

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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