What is CVE-2019-4589?

CVE-2019-4589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-4589?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2019-4589

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to privlege escalation where the "My schedules and subscriptions" page is visible and accessible to a less privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 167449.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.007 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0, 11.1
Ibm Cognos_analytics — versions 11.0.0, 11.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4589?: CVE-2019-4589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-4589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.