CVE-2019-4716

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: December 18, 2019 Modified: October 27, 2025

Description

IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156953/IBM-Cognos-TM1-IBM-Planning-Analytics-Server-Configuration-Overwrite-Code-Execution.html

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/44

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172094

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156953/IBM-Cognos-TM1-IBM-Planning-Analytics-Server-Configuration-Overwrite-Code-Execution.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/44

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172094

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-4716

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

9 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

91.5%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94 CWE-94

Affected Vendors

ibm

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