What is CVE-2019-4730?

CVE-2019-4730 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2019-4730?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XXE in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2019-4730

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 172533.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2021-06-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0, 11.1
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0.0, 11.1.0
NetApp Oncommand Insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172533 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4730?: CVE-2019-4730 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2019-4730?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.