CVE-2023-40622Network attack vector

Application compromise via exposed CMS credentials

Published Sep 12, 2023 · Updated Sep 28, 2024

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Promotion Management 4.2 and 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to read restricted CMS credentials. Promotion Management assigns insufficient access restrictions to stored source and target CMS credentials, exposing them to an authenticated account. Possession of those credentials enables subsequent control of the application, with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Promotion Management 4.2 and 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to read restricted CMS credentials. Promotion Management assigns insufficient access restrictions to stored source and target CMS credentials, exposing them to an authenticated account. Possession of those credentials enables subsequent control of the application, with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40622
Published
Sep 12, 2023
Updated
Sep 28, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management)
Classifications
CWE-732, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 28, 2024Record 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 privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management)version=420; version=430

Published CVSS scores

9.9SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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