TI-2016-00191 Aliases CVE-2016-0218 GHSA-vq37-vvmq-jwxp

Cross-site scripting in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

LOW 26CWE-79Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00705 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	Cognos Business Intelligence	10; 8.3.0; 8.4.1; 8.4; 10.1; 10.1.1; 10.2; 10.2.1; 10.2.1.1; 10.2.2; 2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cognos Business Intelligence VendorIBM Affected 10; 8.3.0; 8.4.1; 8.4; 10.1; 10.1.1; 10.2; 10.2.1; 10.2.1.1; 10.2.2; 2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:::::::*	10.1.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:::::::*	10.2	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:::::::*	10.2.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1.1:::::::*	10.2.1.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.2:::::::*	10.2.2	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0218
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq37-vvmq-jwxp

References

Patch 1

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995691

Other 1

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996417

TI-2012-04103 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2016-07351 Access control flaw in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-01683 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2016-02540 Memory corruption in IBM Cognos TM1 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-00225 XML external entity injection in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-01372 Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0

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Sources

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