CVE-2025-42988: businessobjects SSRF — Fix

Description

Under certain conditions, SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate HTTP endpoints in the internal network by specially crafting HTTP requests. This disclosure of information could further enable the researcher to cause SSRF. It has no impact on integrity and availability of the application.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

3.7

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
sap	businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform	All
sap	businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform	All
sap	businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday

Other References

https://me.sap.com/notes/3585545

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-42988? +

Under certain conditions, SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to enumerate HTTP endpoints in the internal network by specially crafting HTTP requests. This disclosure of information could further enable the researcher to cause SSRF. It has no impact on integrity and availability of the application. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-42988? +

CVE-2025-42988 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.7 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-42988? +

CVE-2025-42988 affects products from sap, specifically: businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-42988? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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