IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-39009. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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 rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 213554.

The weakness was presented 09/02/2022. The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-39009 since 08/16/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (213554). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/16/2021 🔍
09/02/2022 +382 days 🔍
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10/11/2022 +39 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-39009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-39009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207773
X-Force: 213554

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2022 09:56
Updated: 10/11/2022 13:36
Changes: 09/02/2022 09:56 (51), 10/11/2022 13:36 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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