IBM Cognos Controller up to 10.4.0 Web UI cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.0/10.2.1/10.3.0/10.3.1/10.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Web UI. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-4136. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.0/10.2.1/10.3.0/10.3.1/10.4.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.0, 10.2.1, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, and 10.4.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 158332.

The weakness was released 06/17/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-4136 since 01/03/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 10/05/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-136582, VDB-136583, VDB-136584 and VDB-136585. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• IBM

Name

• Cognos Controller

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• 10.2.0
• 10.2.1
• 10.3.0
• 10.3.1
• 10.4.0

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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