What is CVE-2022-43887?

CVE-2022-43887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-43887?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2022-43887

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to sensitive information exposure by passing API keys to log files. If these keys contain sensitive information, it could lead to further attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 240450.

Published 2022-12-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.0, 11.2.1
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841801 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/240450 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43887?: CVE-2022-43887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-43887?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.