Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in IBM Cognos Analytics - CVE-2022-43883
Published: June 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77740
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43883
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Log Injection attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerability to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system.
Affected software
IBM Cognos Analytics
How to mitigate CVE-2022-43883
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cognos Analytics - addressed in versions 11.1.7.6, 11.2.4