CVE-2018-2473 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Server versions 4.1 and 4.2, specifically when using Web Intelligence Richclient in 3-tier mode. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to prevent legitimate users from accessing the service by crashing or flooding it. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability, though it has no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.