IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 Servlet Gateway input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Servlet Gateway. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-3030. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 (Business Process Management Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Servlet Gateway. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The servlet gateway in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1 before IF3, 10.1.0 before IF4, 10.1.1 before IF4, 10.2.0 before IF4, 10.2.1 before IF2, and 10.2.1.1 before IF1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (temporary gateway outage) via crafted HTTP requests.

The weakness was shared 11/17/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3030 since 04/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124687 (IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 10.2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (84592). The entries VDB-10856 and VDB-65487 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Cognos Business Intelligence

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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 10.2.1.1

Timelineinfo

04/12/2013 🔍
11/17/2013 +219 days 🔍
11/17/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +492 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +1067 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3030 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65484
X-Force: 84592 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence servlet gateway denial of service

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/23/2018 10:20
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (54), 02/23/2018 10:20 (3)
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