Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-20556
CVE-2021-20556
Description
IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1, 10.4.2, and 11.0.0 could allow a remote user to enumerate usernames due to differentiating error messages on existing usernames. IBM X-Force ID: 199181.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_controller:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, and 11.0.0
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 11.0.0
Patches
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References
2- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199181nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149876nvdVendor Advisory
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