IBM Cognos Analytics/Cognos Transformer up to 3.2.4.15/12.0/12.1.0 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics and Cognos Transformer up to 3.2.4.15/12.0/12.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36126. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Cognos Analytics and Cognos Transformer up to 3.2.4.15/12.0/12.1.0. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0, 12.0, and 12.1.0 and IBM Cognos Transformer 12.0, 11.2.4, and 12.1.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Cognos Adminstration. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36126 since 04/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/26/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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Type

• Business Process Management Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Cognos Analytics
• Cognos Transformer

Version

• 3.2.4.0
• 3.2.4.1
• 3.2.4.2
• 3.2.4.3
• 3.2.4.4
• 3.2.4.5
• 3.2.4.6
• 3.2.4.7
• 3.2.4.8
• 3.2.4.9
• 3.2.4.10
• 3.2.4.11
• 3.2.4.12
• 3.2.4.13
• 3.2.4.14
• 3.2.4.15
• 12.0
• 12.1.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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