Medium severity · published Feb 28, 2025
CVE-2025-0823
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Cognos Analytics · Ibm
11.2.0 before 11.2.4; 12.0.0 before 12.0.4; 11.2.4; 11.2.4; 11.2.4; 11.2.4; +4 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0823
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0823
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183676
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