CVE-2021-20470 (GCVE-0-2021-20470)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-03 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:17
VLAI
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/AC:H/I:N/AV:N/A:N/PR:N/C:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Cognos Analytics Affected: 11.2.0
Affected: 11.1.7
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Date Public
2021-12-02 00:00
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