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CVE-2021-20455 (GCVE-0-2021-20455)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-07 16:04 – Updated: 2025-01-07 16:58

Summary

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.

Severity ?

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-209 - Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Assigner

ibm

References

URL

Tags

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179163

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

IBM

Controller

Affected: 11.1.0
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:controller:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

IBM

Cognos Controller

Affected: 11.0.0 , ≤ 11.0.1 (semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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FKIE_CVE-2021-20455

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-01-07 16:15 - Updated: 2025-07-03 20:49

Severity ?

3.7 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179163	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
ibm	cognos_controller	*
ibm	controller	11.1.0
microsoft	windows	-

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GHSA-4MW2-5G8M-W232

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-07 18:30 – Updated: 2025-01-07 18:30

Details

Severity ?

3.7 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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GSD-2021-20455

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

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CVE-2021-20455

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

CVE-2021-20455 (GCVE-0-2021-20455)

FKIE_CVE-2021-20455

GHSA-4MW2-5G8M-W232

GSD-2021-20455

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