TI-2022-18240 Aliases CVE-2022-38708 GHSA-cpf6-q438-6grj

IBM Cognos Analytics server-side request forgery

MEDIUM 46CWE-918Published 2022-12-19 · Updated 2025-04-17

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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Server-Side Request Forgery Attack (SSRF) attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system. IBM X-Force ID: 234180.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00456 39th 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: Yes
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	11.1.7 11.2.0, 11.2.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cognos Analytics VendorIBM Affected 11.1.7 11.2.0, 11.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics::::::::	11.1.0 – 11.1.7; 11.2.0 – 11.2.3	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:11.1.7:fixpack5::::::	11.1.7 fixpack5	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.0 – 11.1.7; 11.2.0 – 11.2.3 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:11.1.7:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.7 fixpack5 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2022-12-19
IBM Cognos Analytics — ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841801
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-21549 IBM Cognos Analytics data manipulationPriority LOW 34
- TI-2022-21550 IBM Cognos Analytics information disclosurePriority LOW 31
- TI-2022-18547 IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scriptingPriority LOW 28
Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38708
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpf6-q438-6grj

References

Patch 1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841801

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-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
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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