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CVE-2023-50324

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5 exposes details the X-AspNet-Version Response Header that could allow an attacker to obtain information of the application environment to conduct further attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 275038.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

IBM Cognos Command Center versions 10.2.4.1 and 10.2.5 expose the X-AspNet-Version HTTP response header, revealing the ASP.NET framework version to attackers. This information disclosure allows threat actors to fingerprint the application environment and identify known vulnerabilities associated with the exposed ASP.NET version for targeted exploitation.

MitigationRemove the X-AspNet-Version header from all HTTP responses by modifying the web.config file or configuring IIS to suppress this header, then verify Cognos functionality remains intact.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Cognos Command CenterApplication
Affected:= 10.2.4.1= 10.2.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Check installed IBM Cognos Command Center version
    Locate the Cognos installation directory and check the version information file, or use the Cognos Configuration tool to view the product version
    Affected if version is exactly 10.2.4.1 or 10.2.5
  2. Send HTTP request to Cognos endpoint
    Use a tool like curl, Burp Suite, or a browser developer tool to send a request to any Cognos web interface URL and capture the response headers
    Affected if the response contains X-AspNet-Version header
  3. Inspect for X-AspNet-Version header presence
    Examine the HTTP response headers for the X-AspNet-Version header and note its value if present
    Affected if X-AspNet-Version header is visible in responses from Cognos web interfaces

A user is affected if they are running IBM Cognos Command Center version 10.2.4.1 or 10.2.5 AND the X-AspNet-Version header appears in HTTP responses from their Cognos web application.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Remove the X-AspNet-Version header from all HTTP responses by modifying the web.config file or configuring IIS to suppress this header, then verify Cognos functionality remains intact.

Fix this in Cognos Command Center Scoped from the published advisory
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