What is CVE-2020-4300?

CVE-2020-4300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-4300?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Cognos Analytics

CVE-2020-4300

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…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.040 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4300?: CVE-2020-4300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-4300?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.