What is CVE-2019-0259?

CVE-2019-0259 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-0259?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Sap Businessobjects

CVE-2019-0259

SAP BusinessObjects, versions 4.2 and 4.3, (Visual Difference) allows an attacker to upload any file (including script files) without proper file format validation.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.020 (78.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sap Businessobjects — versions 4.2, 4.3
Sap Se Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform Servers (Enterprise) — versions < 4.2, < 4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cna@sap.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0259?: CVE-2019-0259 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-0259?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.