PT-2021-3235 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-05-31 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2020-4520

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.0 through 11.1

Description The issue is related to incorrect code generation management in the online service for business analytics. It allows a remote attacker to inject malicious HTML code, which executes when viewed by an authenticated victim.

Recommendations For IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.0 through 11.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Code Injection

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02947

CVE-2020-4520

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 7

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182395 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02947 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4520 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-analytics-has-addressed-multiple-vulnerabilities-3 · Note
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004 · Note