IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1/10.4.2/11.0.0 risky encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1/10.4.2/11.0.0. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to risky encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-4874. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1/10.4.2/11.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1, 10.4.2, and 11.0.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 190837.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-4874 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (190837). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Risky encryption
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
05/03/2024 +1585 days 🔍
05/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/08/2025 +250 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-4874 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263042
X-Force: 190837

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2024 19:30
Updated: 01/08/2025 04:47
Changes: 05/03/2024 19:30 (65), 01/08/2025 04:47 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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