CVE-2012-2177 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence versions 8.4.1, 10.1, 10.1.1, and 10.2, specifically affecting the search feature. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) allows an unauthenticated, user-assisted remote attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_business_intelligence:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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