CVE-2021-29716 Missing authorization in Cognos Analytics
Low-level users can access restricted application areas intended for privileged users, leading to unauthorized data disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-29716?
CVE-2021-29716 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 3 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 could allow a low level user to reas of the application that privileged user should only be allowed to view. IBM X-Force ID: 201087.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29716?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-29716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2020-4561 Missing authorization in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-51466 IBM Cognos Analytics expression language injection
- CVE-2021-29679 Code injection in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-25047 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection
- CVE-2018-1721 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-566v-p4rc-c936.