CVE-2020-4377

IBM Cognos Anaytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 179156.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179156	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6252853	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 : 2020-08-03 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-4377

Mitre link : CVE-2020-4377

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-4377

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

cognos_analytics

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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