IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-4034. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 (Business Process Management Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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 authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4034 since 06/07/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. 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 databases at X-Force (86137) and Exploit-DB (38825). The entries VDB-10856 and VDB-65484 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality 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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.1

Timelineinfo

06/07/2013 🔍
11/17/2013 +163 days 🔍
11/17/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +492 days 🔍
12/22/2024 +3561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65487
X-Force: 86137 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence XML external entity information disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/22/2024 02:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (53), 02/22/2018 07:17 (3), 12/22/2024 02:23 (25)
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