IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence up to 8.4.0 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence up to 8.4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Cognos. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-1490. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence up to 8.4.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Cognos. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence before 8.4.1 FP1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was published 04/21/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1490 since 04/21/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/01/2018). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 8.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57937), SecurityFocus (BID 39580†) and Secunia (SA39451†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cognos 8 Business Intelligence 8.4.1

Timelineinfo

04/14/2010 🔍
04/20/2010 +6 days 🔍
04/21/2010 +1 days 🔍
04/21/2010 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1793 days 🔍
01/01/2018 +1019 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52865
X-Force: 57937 - IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence unspecified
SecurityFocus: 39580 - IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Unspecified Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 39451 - IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-0947

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/01/2018 09:56
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (54), 01/01/2018 09:56 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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