CVE-2021-38905 Missing authorization in Cognos Analytics
Authenticated users can view unauthorized report pages in IBM Cognos Analytics, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38905?
CVE-2021-38905 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 22 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 could allow an authenticated user to view report pages that they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 209697.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38905?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38905 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-2021-38905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38905 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-53wj-wwhg-8j4v.