IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input
Published Feb 1, 2017
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.70%
Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script 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.
Affected products
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- Version 10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.4.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | Cognos Business Intelligence | n/a |
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- 10.1.1
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.1.1
- 10.2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 51.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 48.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 29.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995691 PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996417 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95456 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995691 | PatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996417 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95456 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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