CVE-2021-38873 Code injection in Planning Analytics
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via CSV injection in IBM Planning Analytics due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38873?
CVE-2021-38873 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics, published on 24 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0 is potentially vulnerable to CSV Injection. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-Force ID: 208396.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Planning Analytics.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-38873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Planning Analytics
- CVE-2019-4716 IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-19620 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by security vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-19622 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by security vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-19627 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by security vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-25034 IBM Planning Analytics file upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r65h-94qh-rjqj.