Updated PDF.js library

In Cognos Analytics 11.2.4 FP5, the PDF.js library is updated to fix a security vulnerability. The updated library specifies new mime types for the .mjs and .ftl extensions. Cognos Analytics uses these mime types to create PDF reports. As a result, some minor changes appear in the steps of the following topics:

  • Configuring load balancing on Apache HTTP Server
    Note: Step 3 was added, as follows:

    3. Ensure that the following section is present in the sample file.

    <IfModule mime_module>
	AddType application/wasm wasm  .wasm
	AddType application/javascript .mjs
</IfModule>
  • Configuring IIS in Cognos Analytics
    Note: Step 4b now includes the following mime types at the end of the list:
    • .mjs : application/javascript
    • .ftl : text/plain

For more information about the related security vulnerability, see CVE-2024-4367.