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CVE-2021-39047

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-06-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 and IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 are 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: 214349.

Affected products

• IBM Cognos Analytics: from 11.1.0 before 11.1.7; 11.1.7, 11.1.7-fixpack1, 11.1.7-fixpack2, 11.1.7-fixpack3, 11.1.7-fixpack4, 11.2.0 (+1) — fixed in 11.1.7
• IBM Planning Analytics: 2.0
• OnCommand Insight: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214349
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0002/
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6565099
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597241
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214349
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0002/
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6565099
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6597241

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