What is CVE-2021-20468?

CVE-2021-20468 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-2021-20468?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

CSRF in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2021-20468

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: 196825.

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

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)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20468?: CVE-2021-20468 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-2021-20468?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.