Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-20450IBM Cognos Controller information disclosure
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cognos Controller from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1, 10.4.2, and 11.0.0 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic. IBM X-Force ID: 196640.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cognos Controller | 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 11.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-565 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N