CVE-2017-1783
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.
- Record
CVE-2017-1783- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.
- Record
CVE-2017-1783- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10799 No score
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.
- Record
EUVD-2017-10799- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q24v-96m4-8qpj
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos...
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.
- Record
GHSA-q24v-96m4-8qpj- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1783 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published January 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011561
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/136857
securitytracker.com/id/1040299
securityfocus.com/bid/102863
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1783
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q24v-96m4-8qpj