Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the server in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence…
Priority LOW 14CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the server in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1, 10.1, 10.1.1, 10.2, and 10.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to read files by leveraging the Report Author privilege, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2988.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01309 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.4.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rw75-3484-5hqp
References
More IBM Cognos Business Intelligence vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-04103 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1 before IF1, 10.1 before IF2, 10.1.1 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2016-07351 Access control flaw in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01683 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-02540 Memory corruption in IBM Cognos TM1 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-00225 XML external entity injection in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-01372 Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-2978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rw75-3484-5hqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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