PT-2021-3240 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-05-31 · Updated 2021-12-01 · CVE-2020-4300

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:P

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

Description The issue is related to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources, potentially leading to unauthorized access or a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions 11.0 and 11.1, update to a version that includes a fix for the XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02955

CVE-2020-4300

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4300 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176607 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4300 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02955 · 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/15565 · Telegram Post