CVE-2020-4685

A low level user of IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 who has Administration rights to the server where the application is installed, can escalate their privilege from Low level to Super Admin and gain access to Create/Update/Delete any level of user in Cognos Controller. IBM X-Force ID: 186625.

CVSS v3.0 7.2 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

7.2^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186625	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6339995	Patch Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.2:::::::*

Information

Published : 2020-11-11 05:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 04:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-4685

Mitre link : CVE-2020-4685

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

ibm

cognos_controller

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