PT-2021-18402 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-10-15 · Updated 2021-11-17 · CVE-2021-29679

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.1.7 through 11.2.0

Description The issue allows an authenticated user to execute code remotely due to incorrectly neutralizing user-controlled input that could be interpreted as a server-side include (SSI) directive.

Recommendations For IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.1.7 through 11.2.0, consider restricting access to the server-side include functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the interpretation of user-controlled input as SSI directives until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29679

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29679 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29679 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199915 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491661 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0005 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30659 · Telegram Post