What is CVE-2023-47160?

CVE-2023-47160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-47160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

XXE in Ibm Cognos Controller

CVE-2023-47160

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.001 (17.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Controller — versions 11.0.0
Ibm Controller — versions 11.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183597 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47160?: CVE-2023-47160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-47160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.