CVE-2020-26831
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not sufficiently...
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2020-26831- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-19367
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).
- Record
EUVD-2020-19367- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3cm-h6wg-q547 No score
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not sufficiently...
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).
- Record
GHSA-m3cm-h6wg-q547- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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).
- Record
CVE-2020-26831- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-26831 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Sap Se Businessobjects Bi Platform (crystal Report), published December 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.