Cognos Analytics
CVE-2022-36773
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 233571.
AnalysisAI
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability could allow attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 233571. Affected products include: Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.
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