Vulnerability · Published Apr 22, 2022 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-38903

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-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 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Cognos Analytics	11.2.011.1.711.2.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-cognos-cve202138903-xss (209691) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM