CVE-2024-41739
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Cognos Dashboards 4.0.7 and 5.0.0 on Cloud Pak for Data contains a dependency confusion vulnerability where a remote attacker could exploit the package resolution mechanism to inject malicious packages, potentially allowing unauthorized actions within the application context.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.8.0= 5.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed IBM Cognos Dashboards versionAccess the Cloud Pak for Data administration console or run the version check command for IBM Cognos Dashboards. This is typically found in the product's About section or via the 'cpd-cli' command: 'cpd-cli manage get-cr-status' or checking the operator deployment details.Affected if The installed version matches 4.0.7, 4.8.0, or 5.0.0 exactly (these are the specifically listed affected versions).
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Review package manager configurationExamine the package resolution configuration files for the Cognos Dashboards deployment. Check for npm, yarn, pip, or other package manager config files (such as .npmrc, .pypirc, package.json, requirements.txt) that may be used for dependency resolution in the application.Affected if The configuration references public package registries (such as npmjs.com, PyPI) without explicit version pinning or without pointing solely to a private, verified registry.
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Check for private registry specificationInspect the deployment manifests and configuration for IBM Cognos Dashboards to determine whether package dependencies are explicitly sourced from a private registry. Look for registry URLs in the deployment configuration.Affected if No private registry is explicitly configured, or the configuration allows fallback to public registries for package resolution.
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Verify dependency version pinningReview all package dependency specifications in the application's configuration or deployment files. Check whether dependencies are specified with exact versions or loose version ranges (e.g., ^1.0.0, >=1.0.0).Affected if Dependencies use loose versioning that could allow a public registry package to override a private one, or if exact versions and integrity verification (checksums/signatures) are not documented.
You are affected if IBM Cognos Dashboards on your Cloud Pak for Data is version 4.0.7, 4.8.0, or 5.0.0 AND the package resolution allows public registry access without explicit version pinning or private registry enforcement.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReview and specify all package dependencies with exact versions and private registry sources, implement package integrity verification (e.g., checksums/signatures), and ensure internal package names do not conflict with public registry packages.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41739 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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