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Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform CVE-2022-35228

HIGH
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2022-07-12 cna@sap.com
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
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.

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 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

SAP BusinessObjects CMC allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve token information over the network which would otherwise be restricted. 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.

Affects your stack

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Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. SAP BusinessObjects CMC allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve token information over the network which would otherwise be restricted. This can be achieved only when a legitimate user accesses the application and a local compromise occurs, like sniffing or social engineering. On successful exploitation, the attacker can completely compromise the application. Affected products include: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

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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

SAP BusinessObjects CMC allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve token information over the network which would otherwise be restricted. This can be achieved only when a legitimate user accesses the application and a local compromise occurs, like sniffing or social engineering. On successful exploitation, the attacker can completely compromise the application.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

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 0.5%
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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

45
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 exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:420:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:430:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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8.1 Apr 12

When a user access SOAP Web services in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, it does n

CVE-2020-6242 CRITICAL
9.8 May 12

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Live Data Connect), versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, allows an att

CVE-2020-6195 CRITICAL
9.8 Apr 14

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC), version 4.1, 4.2, shows cleartext password in the response, l

CVE-2020-26831 CRITICAL
9.6 Dec 09

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not sufficiently validate uploaded XML

CVE-2024-28165 CRITICAL
9.3 May 14

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to manipulate a par

CVE-2020-6308 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Oct 20

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Services) versions - 410, 420, 430, allows an unauthenticated at

CVE-2023-24530 CRITICAL
9.1 Feb 14

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC) - versions 420, 430, allows an authenticated admin user to uplo

CVE-2020-6294 CRITICAL
9.1 Aug 12

Xvfb of SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, versions - 4.2, 4.3, platform on Unix does not perform any

CVE-2023-0022 HIGH
8.8 Jan 10

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Analysis edition for OLAP allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious

CVE-2020-6219 HIGH
8.8 Apr 14

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CrystalReports WebForm Viewer), versions 4.1, 4.2, and Crystal Repo

CVE-2019-0398 HIGH
8.8 Dec 11

Due to insufficient CSRF protection, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Monitoring Application), before

CVE-2025-0064 HIGH
8.7 Feb 11

Under specific conditions, the Central Management Console of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform allo

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