IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-2978 Access Bypass Vulnerability

BID:62006

Info

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-2978 Access Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 62006
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-2978
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 26 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 13 2013 12:24AM
Credit: IBM
Vulnerable: IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence 8.4.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-2978 Access Bypass Vulnerability

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is prone to an access-bypass vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1, 10.1, 10.1.1, 10.2, and 10.2.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-2978 Access Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-2978 Access Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-2978 Access Bypass Vulnerability

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