What is CVE-2021-29679?

CVE-2021-29679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-29679?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Ibm Cognos Analytics

CVE-2021-29679

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute code remotely due to incorrectly neutralizaing user-contrlled input that could be interpreted a a server-side include (SSI) directive. IBM X-Force ID: 1999…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Analytics — versions 11.2.0, 11.1.7
Ibm Cognos_analytics — versions 11.1.7, 11.2.0
Netapp Oncommand_insight

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29679?: CVE-2021-29679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-29679?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.