Critical severity10.0NVD Advisory· Published Jun 1, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-4561

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in unauthenticated sessions. This allows a remote attacker who can access a valid CA endpoint to read and write files to the Cognos Analytics system. IBM X-Force ID: 183903.

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Affected products

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- (no CPE)range: 11.0

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705nvdPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183903nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/nvdThird Party Advisory

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