Vulnerability · Published May 31, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4561
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-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 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 12.8% 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 DQM API allows submitting of all control requests in unauthenticated sessions. This allows a remote attacker who can access a valid CA endpoint to read and write files to the Cognos Analytics system. IBM X-Force ID: 183903.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Cognos Analytics | 11.011.1 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6451705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-cognos-cve20204561-command-exec (183903) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRM