Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2023 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2023-28530IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scripting

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting 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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of SVG Files in Custom Visualizations. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute scripts in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 251214.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1, 11.2

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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