CVE-2021-20464

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM Cognos Analytics PowerPlay (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7) could be vulnerable to an XML Bomb attack by a malicious authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 196813.

IBM Cognos Analytics PowerPlay (IBM Cognos Analytics versiones 11.1.7, 11.2.0 y 11.1.7) podría ser vulnerable a un ataque de Bomba XML por parte de un usuario autenticado malicioso. IBM X-Force ID: 196813

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
2022-04-22 CVE Published
2023-12-12 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-776: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957	2022-06-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196813	2022-06-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cognos Analytics Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cognos Analytics"				11.1.7 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cognos Analytics" and version "11.1.7"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cognos Analytics Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cognos Analytics"				11.2.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cognos Analytics" and version "11.2.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Cognos Analytics Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cognos Analytics"				11.2.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Cognos Analytics" and version "11.2.1"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Insight Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Insight"				-		-		Affected