Security restrictions bypass in IBM Cognos Analytics - CVE-2017-1783
Published: January 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1783
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient access and privileges controls. A local attacker can change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication.
The weakness exists due to insufficient access and privileges controls. A local attacker can change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1783
The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions: 11.0.8.0 GA, 11.0.7.0 and 11.0.6.0 Interim Fixes.