IBM Cognos Controller/Controller up to 11.0.1 request smuggling

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Cognos Controller and Controller up to 11.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to request smuggling. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-39163. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Controller and Controller up to 11.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a request smuggling vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-444. The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.1.0 is vulnerable to a Client-Side Desync (CSD) attack where an attacker could exploit a desynchronized browser connection that could lead to further cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-39163 since 09/01/2022. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/15/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-41708). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• IBM

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• Cognos Controller
• 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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