CVE-2019-4716 Scanner.
IBM Planning Analytics - Authentication Bypass & Remote Code Execution Version Detection
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2019-4716
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2019-4716. What It Means.
IBM Planning Analytics versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 are vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting.
FAQ
Common Questions.
IBM Planning Analytics - Authentication Bypass & Remote Code Execution Version Detection. IBM Planning Analytics versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 are vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2019-4716 in IBM Planning Analytics. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
Yes. CVE-2019-4716 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, which means attackers have used it against real targets.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2019-4716 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update IBM Planning Analytics to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2019-4716 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2019-4716; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.