IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1 unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-38945. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1 (Business Process Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by improper content validation. IBM X-Force ID: 211238.

The weakness was shared 06/25/2022. The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-38945 since 08/16/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (211238). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/16/2021 🔍
06/25/2022 +313 days 🔍
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07/14/2022 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-38945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-38945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202669
X-Force: 211238

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2022 06:42
Updated: 07/14/2022 14:39
Changes: 06/25/2022 06:42 (51), 07/14/2022 14:39 (18)
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