CVE-2023-37490 Binary hijack in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (Installer)

High 7.6 Published 8 Aug 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An authenticated attacker can overwrite a temporary executable during installation to achieve full system compromise via binary hijacking.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-37490?

CVE-2023-37490 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (Installer), published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SAP Business Objects Installer - versions 420, 430, allows an authenticated attacker within the network to overwrite an executable file created in a temporary directory during the installation process. On replacing this executable with a malicious file, an attacker can completely compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37490?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2023-37490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-37490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r86p-q966-6j9w.