What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-2442?

CVE-2018-2442 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Businessobjects Business Intelligence CVE-2018-2442

HIGH

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)

2018-08-14 cna@sap.com

CSRF SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence Internet Graphics Server

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-352 OWASP Top 10:2025 A01:2025 - Broken Access Control ASVS 5.0 V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, versions 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, while viewing a Web Intelligence report from BI Launchpad, the user session details captured by an HTTP analysis tool could be. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.

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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, versions 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, while viewing a Web Intelligence report from BI Launchpad, the user session details captured by an HTTP analysis tool could be reused in a HTML page while the user session is still valid. Affected products include: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence, Sap Internet Graphics Server.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, versions 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, while viewing a Web Intelligence report from BI Launchpad, the user session details captured by an HTTP analysis tool could be reused in a HTML page while the user session is still valid.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.7%

Top 51% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.7%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +44

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Request Forgery MEDIUM

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.20ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2407193 ADVISORY https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=499352742 REF http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105078

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