What is CVE-2020-4300?

CVE-2020-4300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-4300?

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

Vulnerability 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…

EPSS: 0.001 (28.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/UI:N/A:L/AC:L/C:H/PR:N/S:U/I:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Analytics — versions 11.0, 11.1

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-cognos-cve20204300-xxe (176607) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4300?: CVE-2020-4300 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2021-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-4300?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.