CVE-2022-41203 Deserialization in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console and BI Launchpad)

Critical 9.9 Published 8 Nov 2022 Updated 1 May 2025

An authenticated low-privilege attacker can exploit deserialization of untrusted data in SAP BusinessObjects BI to compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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-2022-41203?

CVE-2022-41203 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console and BI Launchpad), published on 8 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In some workflow of SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Central Management Console and BI LaunchPad), an authenticated attacker with low privileges can intercept a serialized object in the parameters and substitute with another malicious serialized object, which leads to deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability. This could highly compromise the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the system.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41203?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41203?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2022-41203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-733v-x8pr-2mxj.