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01 Record

CVE-2021-38945

IBM 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 validation. IBM X-Force ID: 211238.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score6.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/I:H/PR:L/UI:R/AC:L/A:N/S:U/C:L/AV:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
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02 Description

IBM 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 validation. IBM X-Force ID: 211238.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 77.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-06-24 15:35Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 01:51Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-08-16
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/I:H/PR:L/UI:R/AC:L/A:N/S:U/C:L/AV:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Weaknesses
  • CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
3d5e7a58e571953fd59fe0bf4212b019e750200b751f1be3c50ea97aa39a45e2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMCognos Analytics11.2.0, 11.1.7, 11.2.1—

06 References