IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

published 2021-05-31 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25601

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 61%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 178506.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.4	CVSS:3.0/I:L/S:C/PR:L/C:L/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/UI:R/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/6451705
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/178506
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4354
NVD CVE-2020-4354

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