CVE-2022-39163 | IBM Cognos Controller HTTP response smuggling

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.1.0 is vulnerable to a Client-Side Desync (CSD) attack where an attacker could exploit a desynchronized browser connection that could lead to further cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Published: 2025-03-26 Last update: 2025-07-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-39163 is rated Low Risk (36.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-39163

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-04 0.13% 0.26% +0.13%
2 2026-05-04 0.17% 0.13% -0.04%
3 2026-01-20 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-39163

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.6 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-39163

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-39163

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm cognos_controller >= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm controller 11.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-39163

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