Memory Leak in SAP BusinessObjects BI 420 Allows Local Credential Exposure
CVE-2023-39440 Published on August 8, 2023
Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence - version 420, If a user logs in to a particular program, under certain specific conditions memory might not be cleared up properly, due to which attacker might be able to get access to user credentials. For a successful attack, the attacker needs to have local access to the system. There is no impact on availability and integrity.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-39440 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. 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
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Because the information is stored in cleartext, attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-39440
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Affected Versions
SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Version 430 is affected by CVE-2023-39440Exploit Probability
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