IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input.

published 2022-04-22 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25340

cvss: 5.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209691.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957 advisory

Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/S:C/C:L/UI:R/A:N/I:L/PR:L/AV:N/RC:C/E:H/RL:O
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6570957
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/209691
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-38903
NVD CVE-2021-38903

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Summary