# CVE-2022-41267: File upload in BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

> An attacker with normal user privileges can upload or replace arbitrary files on the server, leading to full system control and compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8v36-8jq8-23wc

## What is CVE-2022-41267?

CVE-2022-41267 is a critical vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 13 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Business Objects Platform - versions 420, and 430, allows an attacker with normal BI user privileges to upload/replace any file on Business Objects server at the operating system level, enabling the attacker to take full control of the system causing a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41267?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41267?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41267 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41267 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41267 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

- [CVE-2023-25616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25616/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-41730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41730/): Missing Authentication check in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-25617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25617/): OS Command Execution vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Adaptive Job Server) (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-39013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39013/): Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Program Objects) (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-42478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42478/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41267 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41267 is a critical vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 13 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41267 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. 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-2022-41267/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41267/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41267
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41267
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41267

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