# CVE-2018-2467: Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Servers (Software Development Kit)

> An attacker can obtain the application server path by sending a specially crafted URL, revealing internal system information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 9 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-77rq-46r2-4qmv

## What is CVE-2018-2467?

CVE-2018-2467 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Servers (Software Development Kit), published on 9 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Software Development Kit in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Servers, versions 4.1 and 4.2, using the specially crafted URL in a Web Browser such as Chrome the system returns an error with the path of the used application server.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2467?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Bi Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2467?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Servers (Software Development Kit)

- [CVE-2018-2479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2479/): Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (BIWorkspace) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-2472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2472/): Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-0262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0262/): Cross-site scripting in SAP WebIntelligence BILaunchPad (Enterprise) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2467 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2467 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Servers (Software Development Kit), published on 9 Oct 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-2018-2467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Servers (Software Development Kit). 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-2018-2467/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2467/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2467
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2467
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2467

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