Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in IBM Cognos Controller - CVE-2021-29892
Published: December 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101294
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29892
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. A remote attacker with ability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
Affected software
IBM Cognos Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2021-29892
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cognos Controller - update to 11.0.1.0.3