Security Bulletin
Summary
This bulletin covers a vulnerability found in the Management Console client under which authentication may be by-passed if configured to authenticate against LDAP directories allowing anonymous binding.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4821
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cognos Controller, under certain configurations, could allow a user to bypass authentication mechanisms using an empty password string.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189834 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| InfoSphere Data Replication | 11.4.0 |
| InfoSphere Data Replication | 11.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
Update to the latest offering fix pack found here:
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
28 Jun 2021: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 July 2021
UID
ibm16472909