CVE-2025-42896 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Unauthenticated attackers can trigger SSRF via login error parameters, potentially accessing internal resources or bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42896?
CVE-2025-42896 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform lets an unauthenticated remote attacker send crafted requests through the URL parameter that controls the login page error message. This can cause the server to fetch attacker-supplied URLs, resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity, and no impact to availability.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42896?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42896 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-2025-42896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qf4-6p5h-r4f5.