IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 Parameter access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation as part of Parameter leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-1783. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 (Business Process Management Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was released 01/29/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-1783 since 11/30/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/02/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 102863†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-112630 and VDB-112632. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
01/24/2018 +420 days 🔍
01/29/2018 +5 days 🔍
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01/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/01/2018 +2 days 🔍
02/02/2021 +1097 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1783 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1783
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112631
X-Force: 136857
SecurityFocus: 102863 - IBM Cognos Analytics CVE-2017-1783 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040299

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2018 08:05
Updated: 02/02/2021 11:08
Changes: 01/30/2018 08:05 (61), 12/31/2019 11:01 (4), 02/02/2021 11:06 (3), 02/02/2021 11:08 (1)
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