VDB-126779 · CVE-2018-2483 · BID 105899

SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1/4.2 Central Management Console Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1/4.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Central Management Console. The manipulation as part of Request leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-2483. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1/4.2 (Business Process Management Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Central Management Console. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HTTP Verb Tampering is possible in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, versions 4.1 and 4.2, Central Management Console (CMC) by changing request method.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was shared 11/13/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-2483 since 12/15/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (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 105899†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Business Intelligence Platform

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-2483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126779
SecurityFocus: 105899 - SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence CVE-2018-2483 Security Bypass Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2018 10:08
Updated: 04/12/2020 14:59
Changes: 11/14/2018 10:08 (59), 04/12/2020 14:59 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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