CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-4879

Improper Authentication

Published: Jan 21, 2022 | Modified: Jan 27, 2022
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of authentication cookies. IBM X-Force ID: 190847.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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

References