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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Controller

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Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed in IBM Controller version 11.2.0

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2025-62718
DESCRIPTION:   Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Prior to 1.15.0 and 0.31.0, Axios does not correctly handle hostname normalization when checking NO_PROXY rules. Requests to loopback addresses like localhost. (with a trailing dot) or [::1] (IPv6 literal) skip NO_PROXY matching and go through the configured proxy. This goes against what developers expect and lets attackers force requests through a proxy, even if NO_PROXY is set up to protect loopback or internal services. This issue leads to the possibility of proxy bypass and SSRF vulnerabilities allowing attackers to reach sensitive loopback or internal services despite the configured protections. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.15.0 and 0.31.0.
CWE:   CWE-441: Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   9.9
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-25883
DESCRIPTION:   Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.
CWE:   CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2024-38828
DESCRIPTION:   Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.
CWE:   CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS Source:   IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score:   5.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-36178
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Controller could allow an authenticated user to bypass input validation due to improper validation of client-side input of file size.
CWE:   CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
CVSS Source:   IBM
CVSS Base score:   5.4
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-36421
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Controller transmits data in clear text that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CWE:   CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CVSS Source:   IBM
CVSS Base score:   5.9
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2026-41239
DESCRIPTION:   DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Starting in version 1.0.10 and prior to version 3.4.0, `SAFE_FOR_TEMPLATES` strips `{{...}}` expressions from untrusted HTML. This works in string mode but not with `RETURN_DOM` or `RETURN_DOM_FRAGMENT`, allowing XSS via template-evaluating frameworks like Vue 2. Version 3.4.0 patches the issue.
CWE:   CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS Source:   security-advisories@github.com
CVSS Base score:   6.8
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2026-41240
DESCRIPTION:   DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Versions prior to 3.4.0 have an inconsistency between FORBID_TAGS and FORBID_ATTR handling when function-based ADD_TAGS is used. Commit c361baa added an early exit for FORBID_ATTR at line 1214. The same fix was not applied to FORBID_TAGS. At line 1118-1123, when EXTRA_ELEMENT_HANDLING.tagCheck returns true, the short-circuit evaluation skips the FORBID_TAGS check entirely. This allows forbidden elements to survive sanitization with their attributes intact. Version 3.4.0 patches the issue.
CWE:   CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   6.1
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-1350
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Controller could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser.  This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
CWE:   CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
CVSS Source:   IBM
CVSS Base score:   5.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Controller11.0.0 - 11.0.1 FP7
IBM Controller11.1.0 - 11.1.3 FP1

Remediation/Fixes

It is strongly recommended that you apply the most recent security updates:
    
Affected Product(s)Version(s)Fix
IBM Cognos Controller11.0.0 - 11.0.1 FP7Download IBM Controller 11.1.0 from Passport Advantage
IBM Controller11.1.0 - 11.1.3 FP1Download IBM Controller 11.2.0 from Passport Advantage


IBM Controller 11.2.0  is available for Cloud deployments. To schedule an upgrade to this release for either your non-production or production environment, log a support case at https://www.ibm.com/mysupport. Customers currently running IBM Controller 11.0 and 11.1 can upgrade to the 11.2 release stream at no additional charge.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Acknowledgement

Change History

17 Sep 2026: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 September 2026

Initial Publish date:
17 September 2026

UID

ibm17287970