IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure fl
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure flag for a sensitive cookie in an HTTPS session. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 163780.
- Published
- Jun 1, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.0% · 63th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-311
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Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.0%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.5
- CNA · ibm
- 5.3
- 1.2 point gap
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/C:H/I:N/S:U/AC:H/A:N/UI:N/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | cognos analytics | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics |
| netapp | oncommand insight | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm cognos analytics11.0.0
- ibm cognos analytics11.1.0
- netapp oncommand insightall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
IBM Cognos Analytics
- 11.0, 11.1affected
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-4561IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in unauthenticated sessions.41Plan
- CVE-2021-38945IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by improper content validati40Plan
- CVE-2020-4377IBM Cognos Anaytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.37Monitor
- CVE-2019-4178IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.37Monitor
- CVE-2024-51466IBM Cognos Analytics expression language injection36Monitor
- CVE-2022-38708IBM Cognos Analytics server-side request forgery36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-311 · Missing Encryption of Sensitive DataCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Sniffing AttacksCAPEC-157Medium
- Sniffing Network TrafficCAPEC-158Medium
- Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in CacheCAPEC-204Medium
- Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP CookiesCAPEC-31likelihood: High · High
- Retrieve Embedded Sensitive DataCAPEC-37likelihood: High · Very High
- Harvesting Information via API Event MonitoringCAPEC-383Low
- Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-MiddleCAPEC-384Low
- Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API ManipulationCAPEC-385Medium
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163780
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.