CVE-2021-29679

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2021 at 03:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsOnCommand InsightCognos Analytics

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute code remotely due to incorrectly neutralizaing user-contrlled input that could be interpreted a a server-side include (SSI) directive. IBM X-Force ID: 199915.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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