CVE-2024-45084
Ibm Cognos Controller 11.0.0 – 11.0.1.4
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-45084 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File (CWE-1236) vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique User Execution (T1204); ranked at the 33th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-15 (Information Output Filtering) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-45084 is a formula injection vulnerability in IBM Cognos Controller versions 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0. The flaw stems from improper validation of file contents, enabling an authenticated attacker to inject malicious formulas that lead to arbitrary command execution on the affected system. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is associated with CWE-1236.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L), though it requires user interaction (UI:R). Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:I:A:H), including executing arbitrary commands on the underlying system.
IBM's security advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183597 provides details on mitigation, including available patches for the affected versions. Security practitioners should apply these updates promptly and review access controls for file upload functionalities in these products.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4672
Vulnerability Data
IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 could allow an authenticated attacker to conduct formula injection. An attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of file contents.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V1.2.10
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Output filtering/validation directly stops unneutralized formula elements from being written into CSV files.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require output neutralization for untrusted CSV content to block formula injection.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect formula injection but does not itself implement the mitigation.
Secure SDLC mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevents formula injection in CSV exports.
Application security requirements include rules for safe CSV generation and handling of untrusted data.
Secure architecture principles encourage safe data export design but do not specifically address CSV formula neutralization.
Secure coding standards explicitly require neutralization of special characters when writing CSV files.