VDB-126772 · CVE-2018-2473 · BID 105903

SAP Business Intelligence 4.1/4.2 Web Intelligence Richclient 3 data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SAP Business Intelligence 4.1/4.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Web Intelligence Richclient 3. Executing a manipulation can lead to data processing. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-2473. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Business Intelligence 4.1/4.2 (Business Process Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Intelligence Richclient 3. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-19. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Server, versions 4.1 and 4.2, when using Web Intelligence Richclient 3 tiers mode gateway allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-2473 since 12/15/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/12/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105903†). The entry VDB-126776 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Business Intelligence

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/15/2017 🔍
11/13/2018 +333 days 🔍
11/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2020 +515 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-2473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126772
SecurityFocus: 105903 - SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVE-2018-2473 Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2018 10:06
Updated: 04/12/2020 14:22
Changes: 11/14/2018 10:06 (59), 04/12/2020 14:22 (3)
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