CVE-2019-4716
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows...
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
10.0
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
- Record
CVE-2019-4716- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AC:L/PR:N/I:H/S:C/AV:N/C:H/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-14323
10.0
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
- Record
EUVD-2019-14323- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AC:L/PR:N/I:H/S:C/AV:N/C:H/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrpq-c83f-75r2
9.8
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows...
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
- Record
GHSA-qrpq-c83f-75r2- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
IBM Planning Analytics is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting.
- Record
CVE-2019-4716- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
- Record
CVE-2019-4716- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | IBM TM1 / Planning Analytics Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2019-12-19 |
| Exploit-DB | IBM TM1 / Planning Analytics - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2020-03-31 |
| Nuclei | IBM Planning Analytics - Authentication Bypass & Remote Code Execution Version Detection |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-4716 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ibm Planning Analytics, published December 18, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172094
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/44
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156953/IBM-Cognos-TM1-IBM-Planning-Analytics-Server-Configuration-Overwrite-Code-Execution.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-4716
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4716
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qrpq-c83f-75r2