Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple IBM Cognos Analytics Vulnerabilities

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-43883 CVSS:6.5

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Log Injection attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system.

CVE-2022-39160 CVSS:6.1

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. 

CVE-2022-43887 CVSS:5.3

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to sensitive information exposure by passing API keys to log files. If these keys contain sensitive information, it could lead to further attacks. 

CVE-2022-38708 CVSS:6.5

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could be vulnerable to a Server-Side Request Forgery Attack (SSRF) attack by constructing URLs from user-controlled data. This could enable attackers to make arbitrary requests to the internal network or to the local file system.

Impact

• Data Manipulation
• Cross-Site Scripting
• Information Disclosure
• Gain Access

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2022-43883
• CVE-2022-39160
• CVE-2022-43887
• CVE-2022-38708

Affected Vendors

IBM

Affected Products

• IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.1
• IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0
• IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7

Remediation

Refer to IBM Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. 

IBM Security Advisory