CVE-2020-4561

critical

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in unauthenticated sessions. This allows a remote attacker who can access a valid CA endpoint to read and write files to the Cognos Analytics system. IBM X-Force ID: 183903.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183903

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-06-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01125