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TI-2019-03124 Aliases CVE-2019-4178GHSA-4h77-8rwv-vmxh

Path traversal in IBM Cognos Analytics

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to write or view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158919.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03067 87th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMCognos Analytics11—No fix listedCNA
  • Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.0.0 – 11.0.13.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0.0 – 11.0.13.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h77-8rwv-vmxh

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2020-03885 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-18240 IBM Cognos Analytics server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-16384 Unrestricted file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-16521 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-03850 Cross-site scripting in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-03763 XML external entity injection in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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