Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-45105 CVE-2021-44832 |
CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM Cognos Analytics Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU59051
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45105
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the StrSubstitutor class. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Payload example: ${${::-${::-$${::-j}}}}
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cognos Analytics: 11.0.0 - 11.2.1.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-analytics-apache-log4j-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-45105-cve-2021-44832/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538720
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
EUVDB-ID: #VU59098
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44832
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with permission to modify the logging configuration file can construct a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI which can execute remote code.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cognos Analytics: 11.0.0 - 11.2.1.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-analytics-apache-log4j-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-45105-cve-2021-44832/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538720
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.