CVE-2025-1494
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 Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
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 · high confidenceIBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5 is vulnerable to clickjacking. An attacker can embed the vulnerable application in a transparent iframe on a malicious website, tricking users into clicking hidden or disguised UI elements and performing unintended actions.
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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= 10.2.4.1= 10.2.5CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Identify installed IBM Cognos Command Center versionAccess the Cognos Administration console or check the installation directory for version information. Typically found in the 'cogstartup.xml' file or via the Cognos Configuration tool under 'Environment' > 'Version'.Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.2.4.1 or 10.2.5
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Verify X-Frame-Options HTTP response headerSend an HTTP request to the Cognos Command Center web interface (e.g., /cgi-bin/cognos.cgi) and inspect the response headers for X-Frame-Options. Use a browser developer tool, curl -I <URL>, or a network traffic analyzer.Affected if The X-Frame-Options header is missing, or is set to 'ALLOW' or a permissive value that permits embedding from untrusted domains
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Verify Content-Security-Policy frame-ancestors directiveInspect the HTTP response headers from the Cognos web interface for a Content-Security-Policy header containing the frame-ancestors directive. Use curl -I <URL> or a similar tool to capture headers.Affected if The CSP header is missing or does not include frame-ancestors, or allows '*' or excessive domains that permit untrusted embedding
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Test for clickjacking vulnerability via iframe embed testCreate a simple HTML page with a transparent iframe pointing to the Cognos Command Center login or main URL. Attempt to load this page in a browser and verify if the application renders within the iframe without being blocked.Affected if The application loads successfully in the iframe, indicating it can be embedded by malicious sites
A user is affected if the installed version is exactly 10.2.4.1 or 10.2.5 AND the application lacks X-Frame-Options DENY/SAMEORIGIN headers AND lacks proper CSP frame-ancestors restrictions, allowing untrusted iframe embedding.
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 dataImplement X-Frame-Options: DENY or SAMEORIGIN header, and/or configure Content-Security-Policy with frame-ancestors directive to prevent the application from being embedded in iframes on untrusted domains.
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