SB2025110522 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data

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SB2025110522 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data

Published: November 5, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025110522
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45857)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


2) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49146)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to when the PostgreSQL JDBC driver is configured with channel binding set to required (default value is prefer), the driver would incorrectly allow connections to proceed with authentication methods that do not support channel binding (such as password, MD5, GSS, or SSPI authentication). A remote attacker can intercept connections that users believed were protected by channel binding requirements.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References