CVE-2018-1721 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
High 8.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1721 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-1721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 9 Nov 2019.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Ibm Cognos Analytics. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1721/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1721/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1721?
CVE-2018-1721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 9 Nov 2019.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or cause the web server to make HTTP requests to arbitrary domains. IBM X-Force ID: 147369.
Weakness: CWE-91
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1721?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1721?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1721 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Analytics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22j9-95fq-2m3h.