What is CVE-2016-9711?

CVE-2016-9711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-9711?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2016-9711

IBM Predictive Solutions Foundation (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0) reveals sensitive information in detailed error messages that could aid an attacker in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 119619.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-03-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/103495 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119619 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9711?: CVE-2016-9711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-9711?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.