CVE-2018-2427: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, versions 4.10 and 4.20, and SAP Crystal Reports (version for

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HIGH 8.8DOWNGRADEMITIGATE

CVE-2018-2427 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting businessobjects business intelligence, crystal reports. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, versions 4.10 and 4.20, and SAP Crystal Reports (version for Visual Studio .NET, Version 2010) allows an attacker to inject code that can be executed by the application. An attacker could thereby control the behaviour of the application.

Why this priority

High severity

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.8 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.7% (top 22%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-94
Published	2018-07-10
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): SAP SE · Vendor: sap

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2018-07-10 18:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:55 UTCUpdated Record last modified

sap businessobjects business intelligence DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.10 · 4.20

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.10

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy businessobjects-business-intelligence || rpm -q businessobjects-business-intelligence || businessobjects-business-intelligence --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.10 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison businessobjects-business-intelligence sudo apt install businessobjects-business-intelligence=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.10> sudo apt-mark hold businessobjects-business-intelligence

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list businessobjects-business-intelligence sudo dnf downgrade businessobjects-business-intelligence-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.10> sudo dnf versionlock add businessobjects-business-intelligence

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

sap crystal reports MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy crystal-reports || rpm -q crystal-reports || crystal-reports --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-2427?

businessobjects business intelligence: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; crystal reports: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-2427 being exploited?

CVE-2018-2427 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-2427 affect?

CVE-2018-2427 affects businessobjects business intelligence, crystal reports. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, versions 4.10 and 4.20, and SAP Crystal Reports (version for Visual Studio .NET, Version 2010) allows an attacker to inject code that can be executed by the application. An attacker could the

How urgent is CVE-2018-2427?

Priority 50/100. High severity

Software pages

SAP vulnerabilities · Visual Studio vulnerabilities

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