Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Controller
CVE-2019-4173
IBM Cognos Controller 10.2.0, 10.2.1, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, and 10.4.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the HTTP OPTIONS method, aka Optionsbleed. By sending an OPTIONS HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read secret data from process memory and obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 158878.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Controller — versions 10.2.1, 10.2.0, 10.3.1
- IBM Cognos Controller — versions 10.2.0, 10.2.1, 10.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158878 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-4173?
- CVE-2019-4173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Controller, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-4173?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.