7.5

CVE-2022-43883: ibm cognos_analytics Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 19-12-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43883 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in ibm cognos_analytics. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Log Injection attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system. IBM X-Force ID: 240266.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.59% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • cognos_analytics11.1.7, 11.2.0, 11.2.1 | ≥ 11.1.0, ≤ 11.1.7 | ≥ 11.2.0, ≤ 11.2.3 | 11.1.7:fixpack1 | 11.1.7:fixpack2 | 11.1.7:fixpack3 | 11.1.7:fixpack4 | 11.1.7:fixpack5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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