CVE-2021-40500 is a vulnerability in SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform
Published on October 12, 2021
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports) - versions 420, 430, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit missing XML validations at endpoints to read sensitive data. These endpoints are normally exposed over the network and successful exploitation can enable the attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the server.
Weakness Type
What is a XXE Vulnerability?
The software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
CVE-2021-40500 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-40500
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Affected Versions
SAP SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports):- Version < 420 is affected.
- Version < 430 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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