Cleartext storage of sensitive information in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite - CVE-2023-39440
Published: August 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79274
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39440
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite
Software vendor:
SAP
SAP
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application stores user's credentials in plain text in memory. If a victim logs into a particular program, under certain specific conditions memory might not be cleared up properly. A local user can read memory contents, extract credentials of another user and login to the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.