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CVE-2019-4343: IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 allows overly permissive cross-origin resource sharing which could allow...

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 allows overly permissive cross-origin resource sharing which could allow an attacker to transfer private information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access content that should be restricted. IBM X-Force ID: 161422.

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 had a CORS weakness that could let an attacker move private information from the application. The known impact is confidentiality loss, not system takeover or service disruption. Treat it as important where Cognos contains sensitive business, customer, or reporting data.

Executive priority

Schedule remediation in the normal vulnerability cycle, accelerated for internet-reachable or sensitive Cognos environments. The main business risk is unauthorized disclosure of restricted analytics content.

Technical view

CVE-2019-4343 is an overly permissive cross-origin resource sharing issue in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1. CVSS 3.0 is 6.5: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to environments running IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 or 11.1. Risk rises where Cognos is reachable over broad networks and stores restricted reports, dashboards, or private data.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs low privileges and network access, with no user interaction required.

Researcher notes

Evidence is concise and vendor-centered. No CWE is listed in the bundle. The CVSS vector supports authenticated network exploitation with high confidentiality impact, but the provided sources do not include exploit details or active exploitation claims.

Mitigation direction

  • Check IBM advisory 1146424 for the vendor-supported fix or upgrade path.
  • Apply IBM-recommended updates for affected Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 deployments.
  • Limit network access to Cognos portals to trusted users and locations.
  • Review any NetApp guidance if Cognos is present in NetApp-supported environments.
  • Prioritize systems containing sensitive reports, regulated data, or customer information.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Cognos Analytics instances and confirm whether versions 11.0 or 11.1 are present.
  • Verify remediation status against IBM advisory 1146424, not only internal version labels.
  • Review application security settings for overly broad CORS behavior where vendor-supported.
  • Check access logs for unusual cross-origin or unexpected data access patterns.
  • Confirm compensating network restrictions are active for unpatched instances.
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Confidence
high
Sources
5

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/C:H/UI:N/AC:L/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
4Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/PR:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/C:H/UI:N/AC:L/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U2.83.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2019-4343Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:L/I:N/S:U/A:N/C:H/UI:N/AC:L/AV:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMCognos Analytics11.0, 11.1Listed
Weakness

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