SB2018012510 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Analytics



SB2018012510 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Analytics

Published: January 25, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018012510
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1783)

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient access and privileges controls. A local attacker can change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication.

2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1784)

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient access and privileges controls. A local attacker can gain access to the results in temporary files that contain highly sensitive information.

3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1779)

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient access and privileges controls. A local attacker can gain access to locally cached credentials.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.