What is CVE-2020-4520?

CVE-2020-4520 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-4520?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XSS in Ibm Cognos Analytics

CVE-2020-4520

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to inject malicious HTML code that when viewed by the authenticated victim would execute the code. IBM X-Force ID: 182395.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2020-4520?: CVE-2020-4520 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-4520?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.