IBM Tivoli Common Reporting Cognos Application Firewall backurl 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Common Reporting. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Cognos Application Firewall. Performing a manipulation of the argument backurl results in 7pk security. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-7435. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Tivoli Common Reporting (Directory Service Software) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component Cognos Application Firewall. The manipulation of the argument backurl with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Tivoli Common Reporting (TCR) 2.1 before IF14, 2.1.1 before IF22, 2.1.1.2 before IF9, 3.1.0.0 through 3.1.2 as used in Cognos Business Intelligence before 10.2 IF16, and 3.1.2.1 as used in Cognos Business Intelligence before 10.2.1.1 IF12 allows local users to bypass the Cognos Application Firewall (CAF) protection mechanism via leading whitespace in the BackURL field.

The weakness was released 01/02/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7435 since 09/29/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80032 and VDB-80036. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/29/2015 🔍
01/02/2016 +95 days 🔍
01/02/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/26/2018 +874 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80031
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2016 13:25
Updated: 05/26/2018 07:53
Changes: 01/03/2016 13:25 (58), 05/26/2018 07:53 (2)
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