What is CVE-2016-3031?

CVE-2016-3031 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3031?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2016-3031

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM Reference #: 1998887.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-04-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2
IBM Corporation Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/97280 (vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3031?: CVE-2016-3031 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3031?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.