CVE-2019-4716
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
IBM Planning Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
IBM Planning Analytics is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156953/IBM-Cognos-TM1-IBM-Planning-Analytics-Server-Configuration-Overwrite-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/44
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172094
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-4716
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