CVE-2021-38903 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-38903

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to...

Vulnerability Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209691.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cognos Analytics
Vulnerable Versions:
11.2.0, 11.1.7, 11.2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: April 22nd, 2022
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/S:C/C:L/UI:R/A:N/I:L/PR:L/AV:N/RC:C/E:H/RL:O

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.