Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2019-4173 affects specific IBM Cognos Controller releases and may expose sensitive process-memory data through HTTP OPTIONS handling. It is a confidentiality issue, not a data modification or takeover bug in the provided sources. Treat exposed or legacy Cognos Controller systems as needing vendor review and remediation planning. Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed IBM Cognos Controller versions, especially where the application is reachable from untrusted networks. The source bundle does not identify other IBM products or unsupported version ranges as affected. Prioritize remediation for externally reachable or sensitive finance-reporting environments. The issue is medium severity, but potential secret disclosure from process memory can create downstream business risk if credentials or confidential data are exposed. Mitigation focus: Inventory IBM Cognos Controller deployments and confirm exact versions.; Review IBM advisory uid=ibm10886913 for supported remediation guidance.; Apply IBM-provided fixes or upgrades where the advisory directs..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:N/PR:L/I:N/S:U/AC:L/C:H/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:N/PR:L/I:N/S:U/AC:L/C:H/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:N/PR:L/I:N/S:U/AC:L/C:H/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-cognos-cve20194173-info-disc (158878)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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