CVE-2019-0396 XML external entity in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface)

High 7.1 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit insufficient XML validation in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence to potentially read sensitive data or execute code.

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-2019-0396?

CVE-2019-0396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 13 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface), corrected in versions 4.1 and 4.2, does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source. An attacker can craft a message that contains malicious elements that will not be correctly filtered by Web Intelligence HTML interface in some specific workflows.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0396?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0396?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-0396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xr92-rw38-fmg9.

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