What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-4034?

CVE-2013-4034 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 8.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-4034?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-4034. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 8.7%.

Cognos Business Intelligence CVE-2013-4034

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2013-11-18 psirt@us.ibm.com

Privilege Escalation XXE IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

4.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 18, 2013 - 03:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.0

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1 before IF3, 10.1.0 before IF4, 10.1.1 before IF4, 10.2.0 before IF4, 10.2.1 before IF2, and 10.2.1.1 before IF1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

AnalysisAI

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1 before IF3, 10.1.0 before IF4, 10.1.1 before IF4, 10.2.0 before IF4, 10.2.1 before IF2, and 10.2.1.1 before IF1 allows remote authenticated users to read. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1 before IF3, 10.1.0 before IF4, 10.1.1 before IF4, 10.2.0 before IF4, 10.2.1 before IF2, and 10.2.1.1 before IF1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. Affected products include: Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.