IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0/11.1.0/11.1.1 Web UI cross site scripting

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0/11.1.0/11.1.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects a code block of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was published 05/29/2019. The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-4139 since 01/03/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/30/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Vendor

• IBM

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• Cognos Analytics

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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Class: Cross site scripting (CWE-79)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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01/03/2019 CVE assigned
05/29/2019 +146 days Advisory disclosed
05/30/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/30/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2019-4139 (🔒)

Created: 05/30/2019 09:15 AM
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