What is CVE-2019-4729?

CVE-2019-4729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-4729?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2019-4729

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 172519.

Published 2020-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0, 11.1
IBM Cognos Analytics
NetApp Oncommand Insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6193425 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172519 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200504-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4729?: CVE-2019-4729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-4729?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.