Advisory
On 08.08.2023 a security relevant correction has been released by SAP SE. The manufacturer resolves an issue within BI/BO platform.
SAP Note 3312047 addresses "Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability due to the usage of vulnerable version of Commons FileUpload in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC)" to prevent denial of service (dos) with a high risk for exploitation.
A workaround does not exist, according to SAP Security Advisory team. It is advisable to implement the correction as part of maintenance, the team suggests.
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks that take a system offline may lead to significant cost for the company, studies quantify the costs in average between 4 and 5 millions dollars. Business continuity requires SAP systems staying online. The CVSS scores or vulnerability descriptions are not enough to represent how a simple bug can lead to a significant loss for companies.
Risk specification
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC) is using a vulnerable version of commons file upload which is vulnerable to Denial of ServiceSolution
The commons file upload is upgraded to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability
Affected System
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite is an analytics platform allowing SAP customers to make better decisions based on their business data. SAP BI is a module meant for producing business insights and expands its power in combination with HANA DB and also exists as BW/4 HANA. Due to processing sensitive business data, the Data security is of utmost importance.
The advisory is valid for
- 9.8 Multiple vulnerabilities associated with Reprise License Manager 14.2 component used with SAP 3D Visual Enterprise License Manager
- 7.8 [CVE-2023-33990] Denial of service (DOS) vulnerability in SAP SQL Anywhere
- 7.7 [CVE-2023-35871] Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Web Dispatcher
- 7.5 Denial of service (DOS) in SAP Commerce
- 7.5 [CVE-2020-6186] Denial of Service (DOS) Vulnerability in SAP Host Agent
