IBM Cognos Analytics

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 12.2.4 Fix Pack 5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting

CVE-2024-52900 5.4 - Medium - June 28, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 12.2.4 Fix Pack 5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0

CVE-2025-0917 4.8 - Medium - June 11, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 stores source code on the web server

CVE-2025-0923 5.3 - Medium - June 11, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 stores source code on the web server that could aid in further attacks against the system.

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Source Code

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted request

CVE-2025-25032 7.5 - High - June 11, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted request that would exhaust memory resources.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 is vulnerable to local file inclusion vulnerability

CVE-2024-56340 6.5 - Medium - February 28, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 is vulnerable to local file inclusion vulnerability, allowing an attacker to access sensitive files by inserting path traversal payloads inside the deficon parameter.

Relative Path Traversal

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could

CVE-2025-0823 6.5 - Medium - February 28, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Directory traversal

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0

CVE-2024-49352 7.1 - High - February 05, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and 12.0.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

XXE

IBM Cognos Analytics Malicious File Upload Vulnerability

CVE-2024-40695 8 - High - December 20, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could be vulnerable to malicious file upload by not validating the content of the file uploaded to the web interface. Attackers can make use of this weakness and upload malicious executable files into the system, and it can be sent to victim for performing further attacks.

Unrestricted File Upload

IBM Cognos Analytics EL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-51466 9 - Critical - December 20, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 is vulnerable to an Expression Language (EL) Injection vulnerability. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, and/or cause the server to crash when using a specially crafted EL statement.

EL Injection

IBM Cognos Analytics Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Column Headings

CVE-2024-25042 6.1 - Medium - December 18, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.3 is potentially vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). A remote attacker could execute malicious commands due to improper validation of column headings in Cognos Explorations.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics HTML Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-41752 6.1 - Medium - December 18, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.3 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics Open Redirect Vulnerability

CVE-2024-45082 5.2 - Medium - December 18, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.3 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted.

Open Redirect

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and IBM Cognos Analytics Reports for iOS 11.0.0.7 could

CVE-2024-40703 5.5 - Medium - September 22, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, and IBM Cognos Analytics Reports for iOS 11.0.0.7 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information in the form of an API key. An attacker could use this information to launch further attacks against affected applications.

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0

CVE-2024-25053 5.9 - Medium - June 28, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, and 12.0.2 is vulnerable to improper certificate validation when using the IBM Planning Analytics Data Source Connection. This could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between IBM Planning Analytics server and IBM Cognos Analytics server. IBM X-Force ID: 283364.

Improper Certificate Validation

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0

CVE-2024-25041 5.4 - Medium - June 28, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 12.0.0, 12.0.1, and 12.0.2 is potentially vulnerable to cross site scripting (XSS). A remote attacker could execute malicious commands due to improper validation of column headings in Cognos Assistant. IBM X-Force ID: 282780.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.2 is vulnerable to injection attacks in application logging by not sanitizing user provided data

CVE-2024-25047 - May 02, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.2 is vulnerable to injection attacks in application logging by not sanitizing user provided data. This could lead to further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 282956.

Improper Output Neutralization for Logs

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2023-38359 6.1 - Medium - February 26, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 260744.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2023-43051 5.4 - Medium - February 26, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 267451.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Server 11.1.7

CVE-2022-34357 6.5 - Medium - February 26, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Server 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to Denial of Service due to due to weak or absence of rate limiting. By making unlimited http requests, it is possible for a single user to exhaust server resources over a period of time making service unavailable for other legitimate users. IBM X-Force ID: 230510.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7

CVE-2023-32344 4.3 - Medium - February 26, 2024

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to form action hijacking where it is possible to modify the form action to reference an arbitrary path. IBM X-Force ID: 255898.

Session Riding

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7

CVE-2023-30996 5.3 - Medium - February 26, 2024

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.

Origin Validation Error

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain system information without authentication which could be used in reconnaissance to gather information

CVE-2023-35009 5.3 - Medium - August 16, 2023

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain system information without authentication which could be used in reconnaissance to gather information that could be used for future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 257703.

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF)

CVE-2023-35011 5.4 - Medium - August 16, 2023

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 257705.

SSRF

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2023-25929 5.4 - Medium - July 22, 2023

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 247861.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting

CVE-2023-28530 5.4 - Medium - July 22, 2023

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of SVG Files in Custom Visualizations. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute scripts in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 251214.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2021-39036 6.1 - Medium - May 12, 2023

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 213966.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Server-Side Request Forgery Attack (SSRF) attack by constructing URLs

CVE-2022-38708 9.1 - Critical - December 19, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Server-Side Request Forgery Attack (SSRF) attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system. IBM X-Force ID: 234180.

SSRF

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2022-39160 6.1 - Medium - December 19, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 235064.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Log Injection attack by constructing URLs

CVE-2022-43883 7.5 - High - December 19, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Log Injection attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system. IBM X-Force ID: 240266.

Output Sanitization

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

CVE-2022-43887 5.3 - Medium - December 19, 2022

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.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

"IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, 11.1.7 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by an authenticated user

CVE-2022-34339 6.5 - Medium - November 03, 2022

"IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, 11.1.7 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 229963."

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user

CVE-2021-20468 6.5 - Medium - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 196825.

Session Riding

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

CVE-2022-36773 8.1 - High - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 233571.

XXE

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service

CVE-2022-30614 7.5 - High - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service via email flooding caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available CPU resources. IBM X-Force ID: 227591.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could

CVE-2021-39045 5.5 - Medium - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user

CVE-2021-39009 5.5 - Medium - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user

CVE-2021-29823 6.5 - Medium - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 204465.

Session Riding

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user

CVE-2020-4301 6.5 - Medium - September 01, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 176609.

Session Riding

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 and IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2021-39047 6.1 - Medium - June 24, 2022

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 and IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 214349.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could

CVE-2021-29768 6.5 - Medium - June 24, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a low level user to obtain sensitive information from the details of the 'Cloud Storage' page for which they should not have access. IBM X-Force ID: 202682.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could

CVE-2021-38945 9.8 - Critical - June 24, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by improper content validation. IBM X-Force ID: 211238.

Unrestricted File Upload

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user

CVE-2021-38886 8.8 - High - April 22, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 209399.

Session Riding

IBM Cognos Analytics PowerPlay (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7

CVE-2021-20464 6.5 - Medium - April 22, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics PowerPlay (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7) could be vulnerable to an XML Bomb attack by a malicious authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 196813.

XEE

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to priviledge escalation where a lower level user could have read access to to the 'Data Connections' page to

CVE-2021-29824 4.3 - Medium - April 22, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to priviledge escalation where a lower level user could have read access to to the 'Data Connections' page to which they don't have access. IBM X-Force ID: 204468.

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

CVE-2021-38903 5.4 - Medium - April 22, 2022

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.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could

CVE-2021-38904 6.5 - Medium - April 22, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain credentials from a user's browser via incorrect autocomplete settings. IBM X-Force ID: 209693.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow an authenticated user to view report pages that they should not have access to

CVE-2021-38905 4.3 - Medium - April 22, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow an authenticated user to view report pages that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 209697.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2021-38946 5.4 - Medium - April 22, 2022

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 211240.

XSS

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 could allow an authenticated to view or edit a Jupyter notebook that they should not have access to

CVE-2021-29867 5.4 - Medium - December 03, 2021

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 could allow an authenticated to view or edit a Jupyter notebook that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 206212.

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2021-38909 5.4 - Medium - December 03, 2021

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 209706.

XSS