Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Command Center



Published: 2022-06-08 | Updated: 2022-08-02
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 15
CVE-ID CVE-2022-23307
CVE-2020-9493
CVE-2018-11775
CVE-2020-36518
CVE-2017-7525
CVE-2021-36090
CVE-2021-35517
CVE-2021-4104
CVE-2021-41035
CVE-2022-21248
CVE-2021-35550
CVE-2021-35603
CVE-2021-35578
CVE-2022-21341
CVE-2022-21294
CVE-2022-21293
CWE-ID CWE-502
CWE-297
CWE-787
CWE-400
CWE-284
CWE-20
CWE-300
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		IBM Cognos Command Center
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 15 vulnerabilities.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU59693

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23307,CVE-2020-9493

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch

EUVDB-ID: #VU14741

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11775

CWE-ID: CWE-297 - Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the Apache ActiveMQ Client does not validate hostname when using SSL/TLS protocol to connect to the Apache ActiveMQ server. A remote attacker can perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack and intercept all traffic between Java client and ActiveMQ server.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU61799

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36518

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Deserialization of untrusted data

EUVDB-ID: #VU9128

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7525

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a deserialization flaw in the jackson-databind component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input to the readValue method of the ObjectMapper and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the target service.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

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.

5) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU54853

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36090

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing ZIP archives. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU54852

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35517

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing TAR archives. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU58977

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4104

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in JMSAppender, when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. The attacker can provide TopicBindingName and TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName configurations causing JMSAppender to perform JNDI requests that result in remote code execution.

Note this issue only affects Log4j 1.2 when specifically configured to use JMSAppender, which is not the default.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU60083

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41035

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. The JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods. A remote attacker can send a request to a non-public method and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU59734

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21248

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Serialization component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU57487

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35550

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition offers cipher suites in the wrong way, which causes weaker cipher suites to be offered ahead of the strong ones. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU57496

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35603

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU57495

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35578

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition when processing TLS 1.3 ClientHello packets. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU59733

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21341

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Serialization component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU59731

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21294

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU59730

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21293

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Command Center: 10.2.4.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-command-center-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6555376


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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