CVE-2024-41776
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 Controller 11.0.0 and 11.0.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
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 Controller versions 11.0.0 and 11.0.1 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). This allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user into unknowingly sending malicious requests to the Cognos Controller application, potentially executing unauthorized administrative or data manipulation actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 11.0.0= 11.0.1CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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Locate IBM Cognos Controller versionAccess the Cognos Controller administration interface or check the installation directory for version information. Typically found in the About section of the admin console or in version metadata files within the installation folder.Affected if Unable to confirm version or version is not visible in typical locations
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Verify installed version is 11.0.0 or 11.0.1Compare your identified version number against the affected versions 11.0.0 and 11.0.1. Use the version display in the Cognos Controller web UI, command line version query, or check version files in the installation directory.Affected if Installed version is exactly 11.0.0 or 11.0.1
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Confirm authentication requirementVerify that the Cognos Controller instance is configured to require user authentication. CSRF attacks target authenticated sessions, so an unauthenticated or publicly accessible instance has a different risk profile.Affected if Users can authenticate to the Cognos Controller application
Your environment is affected if IBM Cognos Controller is installed and the running version is exactly 11.0.0 or 11.0.1, and users authenticate to the application.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply IBM's security patch when available. In the interim, enforce SameSite cookie attributes at the web application or proxy level and educate users about not clicking untrusted links while authenticated.
IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.3 or later (consult IBM Fix Central for the exact latest supported release)
- IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed release of Cognos Controller. Obtain the latest version from IBM Fix Central or through your IBM support channel.
- After upgrading, verify the CSRF protection mechanisms are functioning correctly by reviewing IBM's documentation for Cognos Controller security settings.
- Test critical financial reporting workflows to ensure the upgrade did not introduce functionality issues.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41776 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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