Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Analytics



| Updated: 2023-02-09
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-45105
CVE-2021-44832
CWE-ID CWE-835
CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 IBM Cognos Analytics
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU59051

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45105

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the StrSubstitutor class. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Payload example: ${${::-${::-$${::-j}}}}

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Analytics: 11.0.0 - 11.2.1.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-analytics-apache-log4j-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-45105-cve-2021-44832/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538720


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU59098

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44832

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with permission to modify the logging configuration file can construct a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI which can execute remote code.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cognos Analytics: 11.0.0 - 11.2.1.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-cognos-analytics-apache-log4j-vulnerabilities-cve-2021-45105-cve-2021-44832/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538720


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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