What is CVE-2021-40500?

CVE-2021-40500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-40500?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-40500 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform

CVE-2021-40500

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports) - versions 420, 430, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit missing XML validations at endpoints to read sensitive data. These endpoints are normally exposed over…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.013 (66.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform — versions 4.20, 4.30
Sap Se Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Reports) — versions < 420, < 430

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40500?: CVE-2021-40500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-40500?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40500 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.