CVE-2020-4388: High severity ibm cognos analytics vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2020
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Updated

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could be vulnerable to a denial of service attack by failing to catch exceptions in a servlet also exposing debug information could also be used in future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 179270.

Other sources

IBM Cognos Analytics could be vulnerable to a denial of service attack by failing to catch exceptions in a servlet also exposing debug information could also be used in future attacks.

Affected Software

5 affected components
IBM Cognos Analytics>=11.0.0<11.0.13
IBM Cognos Analytics>=11.1.0<=11.1.7
IBM Cognos Analytics=11.0.13
IBM Cognos Analytics=11.0.13-fixpack1
IBM Cognos Analytics=11.0.13-fixpack2

Event History

Oct 9, 2020
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-4388?

CVE-2020-4388 is a vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics that could be exploited for a denial of service attack.

2

How does CVE-2020-4388 impact IBM Cognos Analytics?

CVE-2020-4388 can allow an attacker to perform a denial of service attack on IBM Cognos Analytics.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-4388?

CVE-2020-4388 has a severity rating of 8.2 out of 10.

4

Which versions of IBM Cognos Analytics are affected by CVE-2020-4388?

IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.0 and 11.1 are affected by CVE-2020-4388.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-4388 in IBM Cognos Analytics?

To fix CVE-2020-4388 in IBM Cognos Analytics, apply the recommended patches or updates provided by IBM.

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