CVE-2021-20470

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-20470?

Upgrade cognos analytics to 11.1.7 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-20470 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-20470 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-20470?

CVE-2021-20470 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2021-20470 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cognos analytics (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196339.

CWE-521

How to fix

Remediation Available

cognos analyticsNVD

Affected:>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.7Fixed in:11.1.7CVE-2021-20470derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Vendor Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-521 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-17444	Critical	9.8	69%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-2441	High	8.5	8.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-3186	Critical	9.8	6.1%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000134	Critical	9.8	4.7%	-	-
CVE-2019-18988	High	7.0	4.7%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-6339	Medium	6.5	4.1%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-20470?

Upgrade cognos analytics to 11.1.7 or later.

Is CVE-2021-20470 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-20470 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-20470?

CVE-2021-20470 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-20470 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cognos analytics (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.