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CVE-2023-36917

Password Change rate limit bypass in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Published: Jul 11, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-307
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, allows an unauthorized attacker who had hijacked a user session, to be able to bypass the victim’s old password via brute force, due to unrestricted rate limit for password change functionality. Although the attack has no impact on integrity loss or system availability, this could lead to an attacker to completely takeover a victim’s account.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-307

Affected Products

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence PlatformSAP_SE
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
SAP Business Objects Business IntelligenceSAP
On-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
businessobjects business intelligencesap
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / bi-reporting
sap_secommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka sap businessobjects business intelligence platform, sap netweaver application server for abap
sapcommercialDEEnterprise Softwareaka sap ag

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://me.sap.com/notes/3320702
me.sap.com
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
sap.com
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
sap.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 11, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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