Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-4302 - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in IBM Cognos Analytics

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH

Attack vector

LOCAL

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

NONE

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

HIGH

Availability impact

HIGH

local

low complexity

ibm

CWE-1236

NVD

Published: 2020-10-12

Updated: 2021-07-21

Summary

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a CSV injection. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted excel file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 176610.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Ibm IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.13 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.1 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.2 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.3 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.4 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.5 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.6 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.0.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.1 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.1.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.2 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.2.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.3 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.3.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.4 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.4.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.5 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.5.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.6 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.6.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.7 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.7.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.8 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.9 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.10 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.10.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.11 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.11.0 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.12 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0.12.0	34

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-1236 - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Summary

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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