Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-2988
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-2013-2978.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2988
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.23%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 60 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2988
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.6
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LOW | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
4.9
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-2988
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-2988
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http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21645566
IBM Multiple security exposures in IBM Cognos BI Server (CVE-2013-2988, CVE-2013-2978, CVE-2013-1557, CVE-2013-0586, CVE-2013-1478)Vendor Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84010
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Report Author information disclosure 2 CVE-2013-2988 Vulnerability Report
Products affected by CVE-2013-2988
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*