Is CVE-2012-4840 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4840 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4840?

CVE-2012-4840 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4840

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4765)
Published: March 5, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4765 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / cognos business intelligence
ibm / cognos business intelligence
ibm / cognos business intelligence
ibm / cognos business intelligence

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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