CVE-2022-34357 IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Server denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exhaust server resources via unlimited HTTP requests, causing service unavailability for legitimate users of IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Server.

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-2022-34357?

CVE-2022-34357 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 24 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Server 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 is vulnerable to Denial of Service due to due to weak or absence of rate limiting. By making unlimited http requests, it is possible for a single user to exhaust server resources over a period of time making service unavailable for other legitimate users. IBM X-Force ID: 230510.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34357?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-34357 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Cognos Analytics vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-273x-mxvr-9vx2.

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