CVE-2021-38945 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.2.1, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7, as well as NetApp's re-branded versions. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper content validation, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential future interest from threat actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.1.7:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.