CVE-2019-4177 Information disclosure in Cognos Controller

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Local users can read cached web pages from IBM Cognos Controller, potentially exposing sensitive information stored on the client system.

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-2019-4177?

CVE-2019-4177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 17 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.0, 10.2.1, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, and 10.4.0 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158882.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4177?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-4177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Controller vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5345-wpqm-6qgf.

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