CVE-2023-36917 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-36917: Password Change rate limit bypass in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Vendor Sap_Se
Product SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Weakness CWE-307 · Brute force
Published July 11, 2023
Last update October 23, 2024

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform - version 420, 430, allows an unauthorized attacker who had hijacked a user session, to be able to bypass the victim’s 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 victim’s account.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 11, 2023 CVE published
October 23, 2024 Record updated