CVE-2018-1721

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause the web server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary domains. IBM X-Force ID: 147369.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147369	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1074144	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-11-09 02:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:13

NVD link : CVE-2018-1721

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1721

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1721

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

cognos_analytics

CWE

CWE-91

XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

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