CVE-2021-40500
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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 the network and successful exploitation can enable the attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the server.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- sap businessobjects business intelligence platform= 4.20nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- sap businessobjects business intelligence platform= 4.30nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3074693cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40500cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/SAP-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-October-2021-36632cnnvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=587169983cnnvd
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3074693enisa_euvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=587169983enisa_euvd
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3074693Permissions Requirednvd
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=587169983Vendor Advisorynvd
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