# CVE-2023-28765: Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management )

> An attacker with basic privileges can decrypt lcmbiar files to steal BI user passwords, potentially leading to full application compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xr6-mfp2-pfhc

## What is CVE-2023-28765?

CVE-2023-28765 is a critical vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management), published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An attacker with basic privileges in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) - versions 420, 430, can get access to lcmbiar file and further decrypt the file. After this attacker can gain access to BI user’s passwords and depending on the privileges of the BI user, the attacker can perform operations that can completely compromise the application.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28765?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management)

- [CVE-2023-40622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40622/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41203/): Deserialization in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console and BI Launchpad) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2018-2445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2445/): Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-28762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28762/): Information Disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-2442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2442/): Cross-site request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28765 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28765 is a critical vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management), published on 11 Apr 2023. 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-2023-28765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management). 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-2023-28765/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28765/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28765
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28765
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28765

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