Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace

Published: 2022-10-07

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-40690 CVE-2022-25647
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-502
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IBM Planning Analytics Workspace Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU58198

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40690

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. A remote attacker can abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Planning Analytics Workspace: 2.0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_planning_analytics_workspace:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-planning-analytics-workspace-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-40690-cve-2022-25647-xfid-233967/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6621617

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) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU64152