CVE-2024-25047
📋 TL;DR
IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11.2.0-11.2.4 and 12.0.0-12.0.2 have improper input validation in application logging, allowing injection attacks. This could enable attackers to manipulate log data and potentially escalate to further system compromises. Organizations using these vulnerable versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM Cognos Analytics
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could inject malicious code into logs, potentially leading to log poisoning, log injection attacks, or serving as a pivot point for more severe attacks like remote code execution if log processing systems are vulnerable.
Likely Case
Log data corruption, log injection allowing attackers to obfuscate their activities, and potential information disclosure through log manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper log monitoring and segregation, though log integrity would still be compromised.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction or existing access to inject data into logs. The CWE-117 (Improper Output Neutralization for Logs) suggests injection attacks against logging systems.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply IBM security bulletin fixes or upgrade to versions beyond affected ranges
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149874
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review IBM security advisory. 2. Apply recommended patches or upgrades. 3. Restart Cognos Analytics services. 4. Verify fix implementation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Enhanced Log Monitoring
allImplement strict log monitoring and alerting for suspicious log entries
Log Sanitization Proxy
allDeploy a log processing layer that sanitizes output before storage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation on all user-provided data before logging
- Isolate Cognos Analytics systems from critical infrastructure and implement network segmentation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Cognos Analytics version via administration console or configuration files. Compare against affected versions: 11.2.0-11.2.4 or 12.0.0-12.0.2.Check Version:
Check Cognos configuration or administration interface for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated beyond affected ranges and test logging functionality with various inputs.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual log entries containing executable code or injection patterns
- Log entries with unexpected formatting or escape sequences
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to logging systems
- Requests containing log injection payloads
SIEM Query:
Search for log entries containing suspicious patterns like '${', ';', '|', or encoded characters in Cognos logs🔗 References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/282956
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149874
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/282956
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149874
