TI-2020-16295 Aliases CVE-2020-26831 GHSA-m3cm-h6wg-q547

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not…

MEDIUM 43Published 2020-12-09 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not sufficiently validate uploaded XML entities during crystal report generation due to missing XML validation, An attacker with basic privileges can inject some arbitrary XML entities leading to internal file disclosure, internal directories disclosure, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and denial-of-service (DoS).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01083 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report) (SAP SE): 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

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
SAP	SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report)	before 4.1; before 4.2; before 4.3	4.1, 4.2, 4.3	Patch available	CNA

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report) VendorSAP Affected before 4.1; before 4.2; before 4.3 Fixed in 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.1:-::::::	4.1	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.2:-::::::	4.2	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.3:::::::*	4.3	Vulnerable	SAP

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

Fix · CNA SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report) (SAP SE) Fixed in 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26831
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3cm-h6wg-q547

References

Advisory 1

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=564757079

Other 1

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2989075

TI-2020-05160 Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2023-00018 Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-10999 When a user access SOAP Web services in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-00022 Code Injection vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis edition for OLAP) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2020-05098 Missing authentication in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-18743 Cross site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3

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Sources

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