PT-2022-2579 · Ibm · Ibm Cognos Controller

Published 2022-01-20 · Updated 2022-01-27 · CVE-2020-4876

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 Controller versions 10.4.0 through 10.4.2

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.

Recommendations For versions 10.4.0 through 10.4.2, consider disabling XML processing until a patch is available to prevent exploitation of the XXE vulnerability. Restrict access to sensitive information and monitor memory resources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-03026

CVE-2020-4876

Affected Products

Ibm Cognos Controller

References · 7

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190839 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4876 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6509856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4876 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-03026 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/36042 · Telegram Post
• https://ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-controller-has-addressed-multiple-vulnerabilities · Note