The server in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) 8.4.1, 10.1 before IF6, 10.1.1 before IF5, 10.2 before IF7, 10.2.1 before IF4, and 10.2.1.1 before IF4 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
CVE-2014-0854 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-02-22T21:55:09.860
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | ibm | cognos_business_intelligence | 8.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | cognos_business_intelligence | 10.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | cognos_business_intelligence | 10.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | cognos_business_intelligence | 10.2 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | cognos_business_intelligence | 10.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | cognos_business_intelligence | 10.2.1.1 | Yes |
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