CVE-2017-1783 Missing authorization in Cognos Analytics
Local users can modify Cognos Analytics parameters without authentication, allowing unauthorized configuration changes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1783?
CVE-2017-1783 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 29 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 could allow a local user to change parameters set from the Cognos Analytics menus without proper authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 136857.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1783?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-1783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-29679 Code injection in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-25047 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-q24v-96m4-8qpj.