CVE-2023-28764Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via cleartext binary transmission

Published May 9, 2023 · Updated Jan 28, 2025

Cleartext transmission in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.2 and 4.3 allows remote attackers to read credentials. The Information Design Tool sends sensitive values in cleartext within binary network traffic instead of protecting them in transit. Remote attackers need deep product and protocol knowledge and can obtain credentials and domain names, but cannot alter data or interrupt service.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext transmission in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.2 and 4.3 allows remote attackers to read credentials. The Information Design Tool sends sensitive values in cleartext within binary network traffic instead of protecting them in transit. Remote attackers need deep product and protocol knowledge and can obtain credentials and domain names, but cannot alter data or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28764
Published
May 9, 2023
Updated
Jan 28, 2025
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Classifications
CWE-522, T1040
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=420
  2. Affected versionversion=430

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platformversion=420; version=430

Published CVSS scores

5.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.7SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1040Network Sniffing

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