IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 (Business Process Management Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1 before IF3, 10.1.0 before IF4, 10.1.1 before IF4, 10.2.0 before IF4, 10.2.1 before IF2, and 10.2.1.1 before IF1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4034 since 06/07/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124687 (IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 10.2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (86137). The entries 10856 and 65484 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.1

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06/07/2013 🔍
11/17/2013 +163 days 🔍
11/17/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +492 days 🔍
02/22/2018 +1066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4034 (🔍)
X-Force: 86137 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence XML external entity information disclosure

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/22/2018 07:17
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (53), 02/22/2018 07:17 (3)
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