CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-4875

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jan 21, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.2
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 190838.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cognos_controller Ibm 10.4.0 (including) 10.4.0 (including)
Cognos_controller Ibm 10.4.1 (including) 10.4.1 (including)
Cognos_controller Ibm 10.4.2 (including) 10.4.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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