# CVE-2018-2446: Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

> Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive server information via admin tools in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74cw-4rxr-9g52

## What is CVE-2018-2446?

CVE-2018-2446 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, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Admin tools in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, versions 4.1, 4.2, allow an unauthenticated user to read sensitive information (server name), hence leading to an information disclosure.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2446?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

- [CVE-2023-40622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40622/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41203/): Deserialization in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console and BI Launchpad) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-28765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28765/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management ) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-2445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2445/): Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-28762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28762/): Information Disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2446 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, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2446

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