XXE in IBM Cognos Analytics
CVE-2021-20464
IBM Cognos Analytics PowerPlay (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7) could be vulnerable to an XML Bomb attack by a malicious authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 196813.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · 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, 11.2.0, 11.2.1
- NetApp Oncommand Insight
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196813 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20464?
- CVE-2021-20464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20464?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.