CVE-2023-43051 | IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scripting

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 267451.

Published: 2024-02-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-43051 is rated Low Risk (37.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.63%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-43051

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 2026-06-15 0.22% 0.63% +0.40%
2 2025-11-21 0.83% 0.22% -0.60%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.83% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-43051

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-43051

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-43051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netapp oncommand_insight — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics >= 11.1.1, < 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-43051

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