IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.0 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4840. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.0 (Business Process Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and call XPath extension functions, via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 03/05/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4840 since 09/06/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (79116). Similar entries are available at VDB-63681, VDB-63679, VDB-63678 and VDB-63677. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1

Timelineinfo

09/06/2012 🔍
03/05/2013 +180 days 🔍
03/05/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +749 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +1051 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63680
X-Force: 79116 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence extended function XPath injection

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/07/2018 10:43
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (51), 02/07/2018 10:43 (3)
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