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CVE-2018-2442 Cross-site request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can hijack active user sessions in SAP BusinessObjects BI by reusing captured session details in malicious HTML pages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-2442?

CVE-2018-2442 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, published on 14 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, versions 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, while viewing a Web Intelligence report from BI Launchpad, the user session details captured by an HTTP analysis tool could be reused in a HTML page while the user session is still valid.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2442?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence, Sap Internet Graphics Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-2442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x4mw-c395-vvjx.

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