CVE-2012-4840

Published: Mar 5, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before IF2, and 10.2 before IF1 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and call XPath extension functions, via unspecified vectors.

Affected (4)

Products: Ibm: Cognos Business Intelligence

1 product

Cognos Business Intelligence

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence	Version 10.1.1
Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence	Version 10.1
Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence	Version 10.2
Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence	Version 8.4.1

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (6)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626697

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034373

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79116

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626697

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034373

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79116

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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