#VU48819 XML External Entity injection in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite - CVE-2020-26831 

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#VU48819 XML External Entity injection in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite - CVE-2020-26831

Published: December 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48819
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26831
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite
Software vendor:
SAP

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the Crystal Report component. A remote unprivileged user can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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