Critical severity · published Dec 9, 2020
CVE-2020-26831
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not sufficiently validate uploaded XML entities during crystal report generation due to missing…
9.6
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not sufficiently validate uploaded XML entities during crystal report generation due to missing XML validation, An attacker with basic privileges can inject some arbitrary XML entities leading to internal file disclosure, internal directories disclosure, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and denial-of-service (DoS).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BB
Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform · Sap
4.1; 4.2; 4.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
BB
Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform
Sap
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26831
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26831
Permissions Required
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2989075
Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=564757079
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