Local User Access Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Common Reporting and Cognos Business Intelligence
CVE-2015-7435

2.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Tivoli Common Reporting
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 January 2016

Summary

A vulnerability exists in IBM Tivoli Common Reporting and Cognos Business Intelligence that allows local users to bypass the Cognos Application Firewall (CAF). This issue is triggered by manipulating the BackURL field with leading whitespace, potentially enabling unauthorized actions within the application. Users should ensure they are running updated versions to protect against this type of access breach.

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.5
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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