CVE-2020-4951 Information disclosure in Cognos Analytics

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

A local attacker can obtain sensitive information from locally cached browser data in IBM Cognos Analytics.

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-2020-4951?

CVE-2020-4951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 15 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 contains locally cached browser data, that could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4951?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-4951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-25m9-5gvj-3cx8.

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