CVE-2024-49352

Summary

CVE-2024-49352 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting multiple versions of IBM Cognos Analytics (11.2.0 through 12.0.4). The issue involves XML External Entity (XXE) injection, where an attacker can manipulate XML data to trigger unintended external entity references. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information or exhaustion of memory resources for the targeted system, posing a significant security risk. IBM has released patches to address this vulnerability. Organizations using the affected versions of IBM Cognos Analytics are encouraged to apply the patches promptly to mitigate this threat.

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