CVE-2018-1934 Cross-site request forgery in Cognos Business Intelligence

Medium 4.3 Published 20 Dec 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence via cross-site request forgery.

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-2018-1934?

CVE-2018-1934 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, published on 20 Dec 2019. 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 Business Intelligence 10.2.2 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 153179.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1934?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5wh-g3rj-mwcc.