CVE-2016-9711 Information disclosure in Cognos Analytics

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

IBM Cognos Analytics reveals sensitive information in error messages, potentially aiding attackers in further system exploitation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-9711?

CVE-2016-9711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 22 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Predictive Solutions Foundation (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0) reveals sensitive information in detailed error messages that could aid an attacker in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 119619.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9711?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-9711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7rgg-93xc-9xvq.

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