CVE-2021-20470 — Weak Password Requirements in IBM Cognos Analytics

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM Cognos Analytics
Timeline
PublishedDec 3
Latest updateDec 4

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196339.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDibm/cognos_analytics11.1.0 — 11.1.7+2
▶CVEListV5ibm/cognos_analytics11.1.7, 11.2.0+1

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-whcp-cmr3-4vgp: IBM Cognos Analytics 11↗2021-12-04
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CVEList
CVE-2021-20470: IBM Cognos Analytics 11↗2021-12-03
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