CVE-2022-31596
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 · uneditedUnder certain conditions, an attacker authenticated as a CMS administrator and with high privileges access to the Network in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Monitoring DB) - version 430, can access BOE Monitoring database to retrieve and modify (non-personal) system data which would otherwise be restricted. Also, a potential attack could be used to leave the CMS's scope and impact the database. A successful attack could have a low impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a low impact on availability.
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 · moderate confidenceThis vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version 430 allows authenticated CMS administrators with high privileges to access the BOE Monitoring database outside of intended boundaries, enabling retrieval and modification of restricted system data. The attacker can escape the CMS scope to impact the underlying database directly.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 430CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform versionCheck the installed SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version using SAP Central Management Console (CMC) or system information tools. Navigate to the About section in CMC or use the SAP BOE version check utility.Affected if The installed version is exactly 430 (version 430)
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Identify CMS administrator accountsAccess the CMC and review the User and Groups section to list all accounts with CMS Administrator privileges. Check the rights assigned to each administrator account.Affected if Any account holds CMS Administrator privileges with full system access rights
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Confirm BOE Monitoring database configurationAccess the CMC Server Intelligence Agent (SIA) settings or check the BOE Monitoring database connection configuration in the Adaptive Processing Server settings.Affected if The BOE Monitoring database is configured and connected to the CMS system
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Review CMS administrator database access rightsExamine the CMS database user permissions in the database itself or check the CMC security settings for database-level access permissions granted to CMS administrators.Affected if CMS administrators have direct database access permissions beyond standard CMS scope
You are affected if running SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version 430 with CMS administrators having elevated privileges and direct access to the BOE Monitoring database.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply SAP security patches for this vulnerability; restrict CMS administrator privileges to essential personnel only; implement database-level access controls and network segmentation to limit Monitoring DB exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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