Description
IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.0 through 2.0.8 is vulnerable to a configuration overwrite that allows an unauthenticated user to login as "admin", and then execute code as root or SYSTEM via TM1 scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 172094.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Planning Analytics | 2.0.0, 2.0.8 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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IBM TM1 / Planning Analytics Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
exploit/multi/misc/ibm_tm1_unauth_rce
Exploit-DB 1
- IBM TM1 / Planning Analytics - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-48273 · remote · Mar 31, 2020 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- IBM Planning Analytics - Authentication Bypass & Remote Code Execution Version Detection http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-4716.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1127781
- ibm-pa-cve20194716-code-exec (172094) vdb-entry
- 20200327 CVE-2019-4716: conf overwrite + auth bypass = rce as root / SYSTEM on IBM PA / TM1 mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156953/IBM-Cognos-TM1-IBM-Planning-Analytics-Server-Configuration-Overwrite-Code-Execution.html