VDB-237383 · CVE-2023-35009 · XFDB 257703

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1 Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7/11.2.0/11.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Authentication Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-35009. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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 critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain system information without authentication which could be used in reconnaissance to gather information that could be used for future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 257703.

The weakness was presented 08/17/2023. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-35009 since 06/11/2023. 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 08/17/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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 X-Force (257703). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Cognos Analytics

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2023 🔍
08/17/2023 +67 days 🔍
08/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/13/2023 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-35009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-35009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237383
X-Force: 257703

Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2023 02:38
Updated: 09/13/2023 06:47
Changes: 08/17/2023 02:38 (49), 09/13/2023 06:47 (1)
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