cve-2021-20470
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-03 17:00
Modified
2024-09-17 03:17
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Summary
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 and 11.2.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 196339.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196939VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0006/Third Party Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6520510Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196939VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0006/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6520510Patch, Vendor Advisory
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