PT-2021-18447 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-10-15 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-29745

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 a lower-level user to access the 'New Job' page, which they should not have access to, due to a privilege escalation problem.

Recommendations For IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.1.7 through 11.2.0, consider restricting access to the 'New Job' page until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the privileges of lower-level users to prevent them from accessing restricted areas. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29745

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 6

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29745 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29745 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6491661 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0005 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30658 · Telegram Post