CVE-2020-4388 json
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could be vulnerable to a denial of service attack by failing to catch exceptions in a servlet also expos…
published 2020-10-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-25635
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could be vulnerable to a denial of service attack by failing to catch exceptions in a servlet also exposing debug information could also be used in future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 179270.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/C:L/A:L/S:U/UI:N/I:N/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Analytics
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/6346922
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/179270
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-4388
- NVD CVE-2020-4388
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