CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-4302
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-10-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1236
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• ibm cognos analytics (>= 11.0.0 < 11.0.13)
• ibm cognos analytics (>= 11.1.0 <= 11.1.7)
• ibm cognos analytics 11.0.13
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File weakness
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176610 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346922 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176610 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346922 Patch, Vendor Advisory