CVE-2021-39045 Information disclosure in Cognos Analytics

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

A local attacker can obtain sensitive information due to autocomplete enabled on password fields 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-2021-39045?

CVE-2021-39045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 1 Sep 2022. 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, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain information due to the autocomplete feature on password input fields. IBM X-Force ID: 214345.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39045?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-39045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vq4r-mmwv-gr7w.

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