What is CVE-2023-30996?

CVE-2023-30996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-30996?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVE-2023-30996

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 could be vulnerable to information leakage due to unverified sources in messages sent between Windows objects of different origins. IBM X-Force ID: 254290.

Published 2024-02-26 · 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: 0.004 (34.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.4, 12.0.0
IBM Cognos Analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.4, 12.0.0
NetApp Oncommand Insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-346 — Origin Validation Error

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7123154 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/254290 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240405-0004/ (Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30996?: CVE-2023-30996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-30996?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.