CVE-2023-35011 — IBM Cognos Analytics 11

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 2

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 257705.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Cognos Analytics	11.1.7, 11.2.0, 11.2.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-08-16T22:46:33.755Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T16:55:45.100Z

09References

• www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7026692
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/257705
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230921-0005/
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0005/