CVE-2017-1428 Other in Cognos Analytics

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack user click actions in IBM Cognos Analytics by luring victims to malicious sites, enabling further attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1428?

CVE-2017-1428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 127583.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1428?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gj8-cr78-mw56.

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