IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence up to 10.2.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-0854. 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). This affects some unknown processing. 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:

The server in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1, 10.1 before IF6, 10.1.1 before IF5, 10.2 before IF7, 10.2.1 before IF4, and 10.2.1.1 before IF4 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

The weakness was shared 02/22/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0854 since 01/06/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 10.2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90794), SecurityFocus (BID 65713†) and Secunia (SA56948†). The entries VDB-66430 and VDB-66424 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.1

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01/06/2014 🔍
02/14/2014 +39 days 🔍
02/22/2014 +8 days 🔍
02/22/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +395 days 🔍
02/22/2018 +1066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66429
X-Force: 90794 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence XML external entity information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 65713 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2014-0854 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 56948

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/22/2018 07:18
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (51), 02/22/2018 07:18 (8)
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