CVE DATABASE / CVE-2019-4716
CVE-2019-4716
IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Ibm planning analytics
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156953/IBM-Cognos-TM1-IBM-Planning-Analytics-Server-Configuration-Overwrite-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/44
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172094
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-4716
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-01-14. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.