Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Cognos Analytics
Priority LOW 29CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
"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."
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00488 42nd 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 | "11.2.1, 11.2.0, 11.1.7" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- IBM Cognos Analytics Vendor— Affected "11.2.1, 11.2.0, 11.1.7" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.0 to before 11.1.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.7 fixpack1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.7 fixpack2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.7 fixpack3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.7 fixpack4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.0 to before 11.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 fixpack1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 fixpack2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 fixpack3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 fixpack4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34339
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5q2-63r8-xrq9
References
More IBM Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-34339 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34339 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5q2-63r8-xrq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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