CVE-2021-38903

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209691.

Affected products

IBM Cognos Analytics: 11.1.7, 11.2.0, 11.2.1
OnCommand Insight: all versions

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209691
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209691
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957

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