Code Injection in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server - CVE-2012-4840
Published: June 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77677
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4840
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server
How to mitigate CVE-2012-4840
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server - addressed in versions 8.4.1.1, 10.1.1.2, 10.1.2, 10.2.1