SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Session Hijack Enables Brute-Force Password Bypass
CVE-2023-36917 Published on July 11, 2023
Password Change rate limit bypass in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, allows an unauthorized attacker who had hijacked a user session, to be able to bypass the victims old password via brute force, due to unrestricted rate limit for password change functionality. Although the attack has no impact on integrity loss or system availability, this could lead to an attacker to completely takeover a victims account.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-36917 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
The software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-36917
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Affected Versions
SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform:- Version 4.20 is affected.
- Version 430 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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