CVE-2020-4300 — XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in IBM Cognos Analytics

CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) InjectionCWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM Cognos Analytics
Timeline
PublishedJun 1
Latest updateMay 24

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 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: 176607.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 4.2

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5ibm/cognos_analytics11.0, 11.1+1
▶NVDibm/cognos_analytics11.0.0, 11.1.0+1

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-26wp-cf2x-v6xh: IBM Cognos Analytics 11↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-4300: IBM Cognos Analytics 11↗2021-05-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software IPsec VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2020-06-03
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