IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0/11.0.1 Filetype Attachment unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0/11.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Filetype Attachment Handler. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-25020. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0/11.0.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Filetype Attachment Handler. 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 Controller 11.0.0 and 11.0.1 is vulnerable to malicious file upload by allowing unrestricted filetype attachments in the Journal entry page. Attackers can make use of this weakness and upload malicious executable files into the system and can be sent to victims for performing further attacks.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-25020 since 02/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/11/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• IBM

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• Cognos Controller

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• 11.0.0
• 11.0.1

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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