Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2021 · Assigned by sap
CVE-2021-40500
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity XML external entity in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports) from SAP SE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports) - versions 420, 430, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit missing XML validations at endpoints to read sensitive data. These endpoints are normally exposed over the network and successful exploitation can enable the attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the server.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SAP SE | SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports) | < 420< 430 |
Weakness: CWE-611
References
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=587169983 x_refsource_MISC
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3074693 x_refsource_MISC