What is CVE-2022-39163?

CVE-2022-39163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-39163?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller

CVE-2022-39163

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.1.0 is vulnerable to a Client-Side Desync (CSD) attack where an attacker could exploit a desynchronized browser connection that could lead to further cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Vulnerability class: HTTP Request Smuggling

EPSS: 0.003 (49.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Controller — versions 11.0.0
Ibm Controller — versions 11.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-444 — Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7192746 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39163?: CVE-2022-39163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-39163?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.