# CVE-2012-4840: 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 c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79116
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034373
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21626697

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