CVE-2023-39440

Credential disclosure via uncleared process memory

Published Aug 8, 2023 · Updated Oct 8, 2024

Cleartext credential storage in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 420 allows local users to read credentials from memory. A program retains credential-bearing memory after a user logs in instead of clearing it, leaving the data available under specific conditions. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; SAP has not identified the program or the precise memory-access method publicly.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 420 allows local users to read credentials from memory. A program retains credential-bearing memory after a user logs in instead of clearing it, leaving the data available under specific conditions. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; SAP has not identified the program or the precise memory-access method publicly.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-39440
Published
Aug 8, 2023
Updated
Oct 8, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Classifications
CWE-312, T1003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=430

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platformversion=430

Published CVSS scores

4.4SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1003OS Credential Dumping

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