PT-2021-3238 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-05-31 · Updated 2021-12-01 · CVE-2019-4723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to insufficient protection of registration data, allowing a remote attacker to obtain credentials from a user's browser due to incorrect autocomplete settings in the New Data Server Connection page.

Recommendations For IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.0 through 11.1, consider disabling the autocomplete feature in the New Data Server Connection page as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the New Data Server Connection page to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02950

CVE-2019-4723

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 9

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02950 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172129 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4723 · 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
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24049 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/15553 · Telegram Post