CVE-2021-39079 Cross-site scripting in Cognos Analytics Mobile
Attackers can inject JavaScript into the mobile app's web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39079?
CVE-2021-39079 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile, published on 14 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile for Android applications prior to version 1.1.14 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 215592.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics Mobile.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-39079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile
- CVE-2025-36106 IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure
- CVE-2025-36062 IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure
- CVE-2025-36107 IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) information disclosure
- CVE-2021-39081 IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile information disclosure
- CVE-2025-36057 IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile (iOS) authentication bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wx2-v65v-5x9x.