CVE-2021-20526Network attack vector

Cookie disclosure via missing HttpOnly flag

Published Oct 27, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cookie data over the network. The Workspace web component sets an affected cookie without the HttpOnly attribute, leaving its value readable by browser-side script. Network access requires no account, but IBM rates exploitation as high complexity and reports no ability to alter data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability1.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cookie data over the network. The Workspace web component sets an affected cookie without the HttpOnly attribute, leaving its value readable by browser-side script. Network access requires no account, but IBM rates exploitation as high complexity and reports no ability to alter data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-20526
Published
Oct 27, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Planning Analytics
Classifications
CWE-732, T1539
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Planning Analyticsversion=2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.7IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1539Steal Web Session Cookie

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