Code Injection in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server - CVE-2012-4840

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Code Injection in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server - CVE-2012-4840

Published: June 23, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77677
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4840
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify files on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can perform XPath injection attacks, and call XPath extension functions via unspecified vectors.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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