CVE-2019-4178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to write or view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158919.

Published: 2019-04-15

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Cognos Analytics

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-13785	IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to write or view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158919.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03067.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158919
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Cognos Analytics

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2019-04-15T14:55:26.577Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:28:45.272Z

Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-4178

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-15T15:29:00.733

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:36:14.873

Link: CVE-2019-4178

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "Cognos Analytics", "vendor": "IBM", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "11"}]}], "datePublic": "2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to write or view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158919."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_0": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "exploitCodeMaturity": "UNPROVEN", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "remediationLevel": "OFFICIAL_FIX", "reportConfidence": "CONFIRMED", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "temporalScore": 5.6, "temporalSeverity": "MEDIUM", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:L/UI:N/AC:H/PR:L/A:L/S:U/AV:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C", "version": "3.0"}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "File Manipulation", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2019-05-09T10:06:02.000Z", "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079"}, {"name": "ibm-cognos-cve20194178-path-traversal (158919)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158919"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "DATE_PUBLIC": "2019-04-10T00:00:00", "ID": "CVE-2019-4178", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "Cognos Analytics", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "11"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "IBM"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to write or view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158919."}]}, "impact": {"cvssv3": {"BM": {"A": "L", "AC": "H", "AV": "N", "C": "L", "I": "H", "PR": "L", "S": "U", "UI": "N"}, "TM": {"E": "U", "RC": "C", "RL": "O"}}}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "File Manipulation"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "title": "IBM Security Bulletin 879079 (Cognos Analytics)", "url": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079"}, {"name": "ibm-cognos-cve20194178-path-traversal (158919)", "refsource": "XF", "title": "X-Force Vulnerability Report", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158919"}, {"name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T19:33:36.885Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079"}, {"name": "ibm-cognos-cve20194178-path-traversal (158919)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158919"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "cveId": "CVE-2019-4178", "datePublished": "2019-04-15T14:55:26.577Z", "dateReserved": "2019-01-03T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-17T03:28:45.272Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "Cognos Analytics", "vendor": "IBM", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "11"}]}], "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4A535D37-8498-4172-87C8-96AED7B0B0B5", "versionEndIncluding": "11.0.13.0", "versionStartIncluding": "11.0.0.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM Cognos Analytics 11 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to write or view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 158919."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "IBM Cognos Analytics 11 podr\u00eda permitir que un atacante remoto salte directorios en el sistema. Un atacante podr\u00eda enviar una petici\u00f3n URL especialmente manipulada para modificar o visualizar archivos arbitrarios en el sistema. IBM X-Force ID: 158919."}], "id": "CVE-2019-4178", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:36:14.873", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.4, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 4.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.6, "impactScore": 4.7, "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 9.1, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.2, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2019-04-15T15:29:00.733", "references": [{"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079"}, {"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "tags": ["VDB Entry", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158919"}, {"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879079"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["VDB Entry", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158919"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0004/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-22"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}