IBM Planning Analytics Local stored XSS in Web UI
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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 Planning Analytics 2.0 and 2.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). An authenticated user can embed arbitrary JavaScript in the Web UI, which alters the intended functionality and could lead to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (MEDIUM).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0, and 2.1 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Why it matters now
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 | Planning Analytics | 2.0; 2.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Planning Analytics VendorIBM Affected 2.0; 2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fix is listed by IBM for Planning Analytics 2.0 or 2.1. Restrict access to the Web UI to trusted users and monitor the product's advisories for a fixed release.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Planning Analytics — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291604
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-71438 Authentication bypass in IBM Planning Analytics LocalPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-71439 Path traversal in IBM Planning Analytics exposes host filesPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-71437 Authentication bypass in IBM Planning Analytics LocalPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18541
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-h4vg-j58m-p5qp
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More IBM Planning Analytics vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03441 Code injection in IBM Planning Analytics KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-22394 IBM Planning Analytics file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-71438 Authentication bypass in IBM Planning Analytics Local CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-71439 Path traversal in IBM Planning Analytics exposes host files CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-71437 Authentication bypass in IBM Planning Analytics Local CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16513 IBM Planning Analytics file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-18541 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18541 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4vg-j58m-p5qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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