PT-2021-3247 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Analytics

Published 2021-05-31 · Updated 2021-12-01 · CVE-2019-4471

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 the lack of protection for service data in the online service for business analytics. It is caused by the failure to set the secure flag for a sensitive cookie in an HTTPS session. A remote attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive information.

Recommendations For versions 11.0 and 11.1, update the software to set the secure flag for sensitive cookies in HTTPS sessions to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-311

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02966

CVE-2019-4471

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Analytics

References · 9

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4471 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4471 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02966 · 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/24051 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/15549 · Telegram Post