CVE-2021-20464 (GCVE-0-2021-20464)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-22 16:30 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:32
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/C:N/AC:L/S:U/A:H/UI:N/AV:N/PR:L/I:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Denial of Service
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Cognos Analytics Affected: 11.2.0
Affected: 11.1.7
Affected: 11.2.1
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Date Public ?
2022-04-21 00:00
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