IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
- Published
- Dec 18, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 86.4% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Action score
95
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 26 / 30 · 86.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · ibm
- 10.0
- 0.2 point gap
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AC:L/PR:N/I:H/S:C/AV:N/C:H/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: May 3, 2022.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | planning analytics | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:planning_analytics |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm planning analytics2.0 and later · up to 2.0.8 inclusive
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 Planning Analytics
- 2.0.0, 2.0.8affected
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-42017IBM Planning Analytics file upload39Monitor
- CVE-2024-25034IBM Planning Analytics file upload35Monitor
- CVE-2019-4613IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized a35Monitor
- CVE-2019-4612IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 is vulnerable to malicious file upload in the My Account Portal.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-40693IBM Planning Analytics file upload32Monitor
- CVE-2021-38873IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 is potentially vulnerable to CSV Injection.32Monitor
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
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2020-03-31 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/misc/ibm_tm1_unauth_rceIBM TM1 / Planning Analytics Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit | 2019-12-19 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2019-4716 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Metasploitsame day
- First PoC+103 d
- CISA KEV+685 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+2478 d
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.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Noroxi analysis
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References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172094
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-4716
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