CVE-2019-4171 Information disclosure in Cognos Controller
Attackers can intercept sensitive session cookies via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing secure attributes, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2019-4171?
CVE-2019-4171 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 17 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, and 10.4.1 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 158876.
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cognos Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-4171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5wr-qm6m-p836.