IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1/10.2 XML Data xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1/10.2 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component XML Data Handler. This manipulation causes xml external entity reference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0254. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1/10.2 (Business Process Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 110563.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2017. The weakness was shared 06/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0254 since 12/08/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/26/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371523 (IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg22004036)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98971†). The entries VDB-92811, VDB-92879, VDB-93546 and VDB-95679 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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12/08/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Jakub Palaczynski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102049
X-Force: 110563
SecurityFocus: 98971 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server XML External Entity Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2017 23:19
Updated: 12/26/2020 10:54
Changes: 06/07/2017 23:19 (63), 10/14/2019 11:37 (4), 12/26/2020 10:52 (3), 12/26/2020 10:54 (1)
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