CVE-2018-2427 Code injection in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite

High 8.8 Published 10 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can inject code into SAP BusinessObjects or Crystal Reports to execute arbitrary commands and control application behavior.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-2427?

CVE-2018-2427 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, published on 10 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, versions 4.10 and 4.20, and SAP Crystal Reports (version for Visual Studio .NET, Version 2010) allows an attacker to inject code that can be executed by the application. An attacker could thereby control the behaviour of the application.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2427?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence, Sap Crystal Reports.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2427?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-2427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vphf-hf77-v4w4.