VDB-263066 · CVE-2021-20451 · XFDB 196643

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1/10.4.2/11.0.0 sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1/10.4.2/11.0.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-20451. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1/10.4.2/11.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1, 10.4.2, and 11.0.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 196643.

The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-20451 since 12/17/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (196643). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Cognos Controller

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/17/2020 🔍
05/03/2024 +1232 days 🔍
05/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/08/2025 +250 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-20451 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-20451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263066
X-Force: 196643

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2024 21:10
Updated: 01/08/2025 05:31
Changes: 05/03/2024 21:10 (64), 01/08/2025 05:31 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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