Crystal Reports, when displaying data for a password protected database using HTML pages…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Crystal Reports, when displaying data for a password protected database using HTML pages, embeds the username and password in cleartext in the HTML page and the URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain passwords.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04022 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_reports:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Businessobjects |
- cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_reports:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Businessobjects
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw3h-xrw3-5vm5
References
Exploit 1
More Businessobjects Crystal Reports vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00175 Directory traversal vulnerability in the web viewers for Business Objects Crystal Reports… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01854 The web interface for Crystal Reports allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-1464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fw3h-xrw3-5vm5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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