CVE-2021-20580 Cross-site request forgery in Planning Analytics

Medium 4.3 Published 29 Jun 2021 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Planning Analytics 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-2021-20580?

CVE-2021-20580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics, published on 29 Jun 2021. 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 Planning Analytics 2.0 could be vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 198241.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20580?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Planning Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vh49-hg45-89gx.