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CVE-2021-20556 (GCVE-0-2021-20556)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 17:31 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:45
VLAI
Title
IBM Cognos Controller information disclosure
Summary
IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1, 10.4.2, and 11.0.0 could allow a remote user to enumerate usernames due to differentiating error messages on existing usernames. IBM X-Force ID: 199181.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-06 15:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-204 - Response Discrepancy Information Exposure
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM Cognos Controller Affected: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 11.0.0
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ibm cognos_controller Affected: 10.4.1
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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ibm cognos_controller Affected: 10.4.2
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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ibm cognos_controller Affected: 11.0.0
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