Credential disclosure via incorrect autocomplete settings
Published Apr 22, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Credential exposure in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 allows attackers to obtain credentials from a user's browser. Affected credential-entry fields use incorrect HTML autocomplete settings, allowing the browser to retain credentials where a person with physical access can retrieve them. Exploitation requires physical access to the browser context; the published impact is credential disclosure without integrity or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Credential exposure in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.2.1 allows attackers to obtain credentials from a user's browser. Affected credential-entry fields use incorrect HTML autocomplete settings, allowing the browser to retain credentials where a person with physical access can retrieve them. Exploitation requires physical access to the browser context; the published impact is credential disclosure without integrity or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-38904
- Published
- Apr 22, 2022
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- Cognos Analytics
- Classifications
- T1555.003
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=11.1.7
- Affected versionversion=11.2.0
- Affected versionversion=11.2.1
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