Businessobjects Business IntelligenceApplication · Sap

CVE-2022-32245

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-10
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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91/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Open Document) - versions 420, 430, allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve sensitive information plain text over the network. On successful exploitation, the attacker can view any data available for a business user and put load on the application by an automated attack. Thus, completely compromising confidentiality but causing a limited impact on the availability of the application.

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

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the Open Document function in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform versions 420 and 430 to retrieve sensitive information in plain text over the network without any authentication, completely compromising confidentiality of business data.

MitigationApply SAP security patches for CVE-2022-32245 immediately; restrict network access to Open Document endpoints and implement authentication controls to prevent unauthenticated access.

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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 IntelligenceApplication
Affected:= 420= 430

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

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  1. Identify SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform installation
    Locate and verify the installed version of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform in your environment
    Affected if The installed version is 420 or 430
  2. Confirm Open Document feature is enabled
    Check if the Open Document function is enabled in the SAP BusinessObjects Central Management Console (CMC) under service configuration
    Affected if Open Document is enabled and exposed
  3. Verify Open Document endpoint accessibility
    Test access to the Open Document endpoint (typically /OpenDocument/opendoc/) via HTTP/HTTPS without providing credentials
    Affected if The endpoint responds without requiring authentication
  4. Check network exposure of Open Document ports
    Review firewall rules and network ACLs to determine if the Open Document web ports (commonly 8080, 8443, or 80/443) are exposed to untrusted networks
    Affected if The Open Document service is reachable from untrusted or public networks without authentication restrictions

If your SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version is 420 or 430 and the Open Document endpoint is accessible without authentication from your network, your environment is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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

Apply SAP security patches for CVE-2022-32245 immediately; restrict network access to Open Document endpoints and implement authentication controls to prevent unauthenticated access.

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