IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 Temp File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Temp File Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-1784. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Temp File 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. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could produce results in temporary files that contain highly sensitive information that can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 136858.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1784 since 11/30/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 $0-$5k.

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

The entries VDB-112630 and VDB-112631 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB 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 🔍
01/24/2018 +420 days 🔍
01/29/2018 +5 days 🔍
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01/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2021 +1099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112632
X-Force: 136858
SecurityTracker: 1040299

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2018 08:06
Updated: 02/02/2021 11:12
Changes: 01/30/2018 08:06 (59), 12/31/2019 11:07 (2), 02/02/2021 11:12 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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