CVE-2023-27896 Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform

Medium 6.5 Published 14 Mar 2023 Updated 27 Feb 2025

An attacker can force the application server to connect to its own CMS, causing a high impact on 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-2023-27896?

CVE-2023-27896 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services), published on 14 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, an attacker can control a malicious BOE server, forcing the application server to connect to its own CMS, leading to a high impact on availability.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27896?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2023-27896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3wg2-72jm-537j.