TI-2021-16458 Aliases CVE-2021-39036 GHSA-q572-qghq-c9rm

IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scripting

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2023-05-12 · Updated 2025-02-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00528 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	Cognos Analytics	11.1, 11.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11.1, 11.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1:::::::*	11.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2:::::::*	11.2	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39036
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q572-qghq-c9rm

References

Advisory 1

https://https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6986505

Other 1

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0003/

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-2019-03124 Path traversal in IBM Cognos Analytics CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
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

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Sources

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