CVE-2025-0823 | IBM MQ path traversal

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP5 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Published: 2025-02-28 Last update: 2025-07-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-0823 is rated Low Risk (36.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-0823

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.15% 0.10% -0.05%
2 2025-11-18 0.05% 0.15% +0.10%
3 2025-04-01 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-0823

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-0823

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-0823

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm cognos_analytics >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 11.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.2.4:fixpack5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm cognos_analytics 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:12.0.4:interim_fix_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-0823

URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183676 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence