IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data
Published Jun 7, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.
Affected products
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- Version 10.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 10.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | Cognos Business Intelligence | n/a |
|
- 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:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 | 1.90% (0.01895) | 78.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01895) | 76.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 57.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 57.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 56.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 54.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004036 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98971 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110563 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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