Vulnerability identifier: #VU10243

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1783

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
IBM Cognos Analytics
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: IBM Corporation

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.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions: 11.0.8.0 GA, 11.0.7.0 and 11.0.6.0 Interim Fixes.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Analytics: 11.0.0 - 11.0.7

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External links
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011561&myns=swgimgmt&mynp=OCSSTSF...

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.