What is CVE-2018-1413?

CVE-2018-1413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-1413?

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

XSS in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2018-1413

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 X-Force ID: 138819.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-05-07 · 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: 0.011 (64.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1040889 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138819 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104117 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190329-0003/ (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1413?: CVE-2018-1413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-1413?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.