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CVE-2023-28530

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-28530 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.1 and 11.2, stemming from improper validation of SVG files in custom visualizations. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows an authenticated remote attacker to execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser, potentially leading to the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0068 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/251214
VDB Entry
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230814-0005
ibm.com / support/pages/node/7012621
PatchVendor Advisory