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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.7, 11.2.1
- IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7
- NetApp Oncommand Insight
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6615285 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176609 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221014-0005/ (Third Party Advisory)
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.