CVE-2023-39440 Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Medium 4.4 Published 8 Aug 2023 Updated 8 Oct 2024

An attacker with local access can retrieve user credentials due to improper memory clearing in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform.

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-2023-39440?

CVE-2023-39440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, 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

In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence - version 420, If a user logs in to a particular program, under certain specific conditions memory might not be cleared up properly, due to which attacker might be able to get access to user credentials. For a successful attack, the attacker needs to have local access to the system. There is no impact on availability and integrity.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39440?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-39440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh99-56qc-35cc.