TI-2019-03118 Aliases CVE-2019-4171 GHSA-g5wr-qm6m-p836

IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, and 10.4.1 does not set the secure…

LOW 19CWE-311Published 2019-09-17 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-311.

Summary

IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, and 10.4.1 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 158876.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00642 51st 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 Controller	10.3.1; 10.3.0; 10.4.0; 10.4.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cognos Controller VendorIBM Affected 10.3.1; 10.3.0; 10.4.0; 10.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.0:::::::*	10.3.0	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.1:::::::*	10.3.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.0:::::::*	10.4.0	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:::::::*	10.4.1	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4171
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5wr-qm6m-p836
2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilties-exist-ibm-cognos-controller

TI-2020-04110 Improper authentication in IBM Cognos Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-04109 Incorrect authorization in IBM Cognos Controller CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-27094 IBM Cognos Controller file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-16504 IBM Cognos Controller file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-16503 IBM Cognos Controller file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-25486 IBM Cognos Controller XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2

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Sources

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