Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Controller
CVE-2020-4685
A low level user of IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 who has Administration rights to the server where the application is installed, can escalate their privilege from Low level to Super Admin and gain access to Create/Update/Delete any level of user in Cognos Controller. IBM X-Force ID: 186625.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Cognos Controller — versions 10.3.1, 10.3.0, 10.4.0
- IBM Cognos Controller — versions 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6339995 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186625 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4685?
- CVE-2020-4685 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Controller. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4685?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.