Businessobjects Business Intelligence PlatformApplication · Sap

CVE-2019-0352

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-09-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, before versions 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, some dynamic pages (like jsp) are cached, which leads to an attacker can see the sensitive information via cache and can open the dynamic pages even after logout.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Dynamic JSP pages in SAP Business Objects BI Platform are cached by the web server, allowing sensitive information to be exposed through the browser cache. Additionally, users can access these dynamic pages even after logout because cached content remains accessible, indicating improper cache control headers for authenticated content.

MitigationConfigure the web server or application to disable caching for dynamic pages containing sensitive information and implement proper cache invalidation upon logout.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Businessobjects Business Intelligence PlatformApplication
Affected:= 4.10= 4.20= 4.30

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version
    Locate the SAP BusinessObjects installation directory and check the version file or use the SAP BusinessObjects Administration Console to confirm the installed version matches 4.10, 4.20, or 4.30
    Affected if The installed version is 4.10, 4.20, or 4.30
  2. Examine web server cache configuration
    Review the web server configuration files (such as httpd.conf, server.xml, or equivalent) that serve the SAP BusinessObjects JSP pages to determine if caching is enabled for dynamic content
    Affected if Caching is enabled for dynamic JSP pages in the web server configuration
  3. Verify cache control headers for authenticated content
    Use a browser developer tool or HTTP headers inspection tool to capture a response from an authenticated JSP page and check if Cache-Control, Pragma, or Expires headers are set to prevent caching
    Affected if Cache control headers are missing or set to allow caching for authenticated JSP pages
  4. Test persistent access after logout
    Log into SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform, navigate to a dynamic JSP page, log out, then attempt to access the same URL directly to see if the cached content is still served
    Affected if Cached content remains accessible after user logout

The environment is affected if the installed SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version is 4.10, 4.20, or 4.30 and dynamic JSP pages are cached without proper cache control headers for authenticated content.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Configure the web server or application to disable caching for dynamic pages containing sensitive information and implement proper cache invalidation upon logout.

Fix this in Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform Scoped from the published advisory
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