Vulnerability · Published May 31, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4300
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Cognos Analytics from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.0% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.0%top 9.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 176607.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cognos Analytics | 11.011.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-cognos-cve20204300-xxe (176607) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRM