Medium severity · published Jun 30, 2021
CVE-2021-20461
IBM Cognos Analytics 10.0 and 11.1 is susceptible to a weakness in the implementation of the System Appearance configuration setting
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Cognos Analytics 10.0 and 11.1 is susceptible to a weakness in the implementation of the System Appearance configuration setting. An attacker could potentially bypass business logic to modify the appearance and behavior of the application. IBM X-Force ID: 196770.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cognos Analytics · Ibm
11.0.0 before 11.0.13; 11.1.0 before 11.1.7; 11.0.13; 11.0.13; 11.0.13; 11.0.13; +3 more · source: NVD
OI
Oncommand Insight · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20461
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196770
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0007/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466729
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