XPath Injection Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
CVE-2012-4840

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Key Information:

Vendor: IBM
Status: Cognos Business Intelligence
Vendor: CVE Published:; 5 March 2013

What is CVE-2012-4840?

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) versions 8.4.1 prior to IF1, 10.1 prior to IF2, 10.1.1 prior to IF2, and 10.2 prior to IF1 are susceptible to XPath injection attacks. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate XPath queries, thereby potentially executing unauthorized commands within the application. Attackers can exploit unspecified vectors to invoke XPath extension functions, posing a significant risk to data integrity and security.

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