Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2020 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4302
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cognos Analytics from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a CSV injection. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted excel file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 176610.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cognos Analytics | 11.011.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346922 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-cognos-cve20204302-code-exec (176610) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF