CVE-2016-8960: ibm corporation cognos business intelligence
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 27-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8960 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in ibm corporation cognos business intelligence. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.54%
0%100%
Low · +0.23 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 27-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a higher-privilege user by intercepting the higher-privilege user's cookie value from its HTTP request and then reusing it in subsequent requests. IBM Reference #: 1993718.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.23 pp
From 1.32% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.54%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ibm1 product
- cognos_business_intelligence10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.1.1 | 10.2.2
Ibm corporation1 product
- cognos business intelligence10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.1.1 | 10.2.2 | 2
2 vendors · 2 products