IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0/11.1 Web UI cross site scripting

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0/11.1 (Business Process Management Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. This is going to have an impact on 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 09/17/2019. The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-4342 since 01/03/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2019). 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.

Similar entry is available at 141926.

Type

• Business Process Management Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Cognos Analytics

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Class: Cross site scripting (CWE-80)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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01/03/2019 CVE assigned
09/17/2019 +257 days Advisory disclosed
09/18/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/18/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2019-4342 (🔒)
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Created: 09/18/2019 11:19 AM
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