6.5

CVE-2025-0823: ibm cognos_analytics Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 28-02-2025Last modified 28-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-0823 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm cognos_analytics. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.59% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • cognos_analytics≥ 11.2.0, ≤ 11.2.4 FP5 | ≥ 12.0.0, ≤ 12.0.4 | ≥ 11.2.0, < 11.2.4 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.0.4 | 11.2.4 | 11.2.4:fixpack1 | 11.2.4:fixpack2 | 11.2.4:fixpack3 | 11.2.4:fixpack4 | 11.2.4:fixpack5 | 12.0.4 | 12.0.4:interim_fix_1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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