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CVE-2020-4879

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...

7.3 High

CVE-2020-4879 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Ibm Cognos Controller, published January 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity
7.3 HighCVSS 3.0, CVE List
Exploit chance
1.48%EPSS, 74th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of authentication cookies. IBM X-Force ID: 190847.

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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

1.48%Up 0.7 points since Jan 22, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used7.3

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of authentication cookies. IBM X-Force ID: 190847.

Record
CVE-2020-4879
CVSS 3.0
7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/C:L/A:L/S:U/PR:N/I:L/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-261267.3

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of authentication cookies. IBM X-Force ID: 190847.

Record
EUVD-2020-26126
CVSS 3.0
7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/C:L/A:L/S:U/PR:N/I:L/AC:L/AV:N/UI:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgwf-4gww-g338No score

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security...

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of authentication cookies. IBM X-Force ID: 190847.

Record
GHSA-mgwf-4gww-g338
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD9.8

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of authentication cookies. IBM X-Force ID: 190847.

Record
CVE-2020-4879
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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