IBM Cognos Analytics 10.1/10.2 URL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Cognos Analytics 10.1/10.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-1125. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 10.1/10.2 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Analytics 10.1 and 10.2 could allow a local user to craft a URL which could confirm the existence of and expose postial contents of a file. IBM X-Force ID: 121340.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-1125 since 11/30/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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 $0-$5k. 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 98945†). The entries VDB-102049 and VDB-102055 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
06/01/2017 +183 days 🔍
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06/07/2017 +6 days 🔍
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09/26/2024 +2668 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1125 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1125
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102057
X-Force: 121340
SecurityFocus: 98945 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server CVE-2017-1125 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2017 23:21
Updated: 09/26/2024 12:35
Changes: 06/07/2017 23:21 (61), 10/14/2019 12:16 (4), 12/26/2020 11:53 (2), 09/26/2024 12:35 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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