Is CVE-2013-2978 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2978 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2978?

CVE-2013-2978 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2013-2978

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-2917)
Published: August 27, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-2917 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
ibm / cognos business intelligence

References

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

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