PT-2021-13976 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-06-30 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-20461

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM Cognos Analytics versions 10.0 through 11.1

Description: The issue is related to a weakness in the implementation of the System Appearance configuration setting, which could allow an attacker to bypass business logic and modify the appearance and behavior of the application.

Recommendations: For IBM Cognos Analytics versions 10.0 through 11.1, consider restricting access to the System Appearance configuration setting until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the modification of the System Appearance configuration setting to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-668

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20461

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 6

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196770 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20461 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466729 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-20461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0007 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21192 · Telegram Post