CSRF in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2020-4301

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 176609.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4301?
CVE-2020-4301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-4301?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-4301 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.