CVE-2023-40622: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) - versions 420, 430, under certain c

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CRITICAL 9.9DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-40622 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.9) affecting businessobjects business intelligence. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) - versions 420, 430, under certain condition allows an authenticated attacker to view sensitive information which is otherwise restricted. On successful exploitation, the attacker can completely compromise the application causing high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Why this priority

Critical severity

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.9 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 49%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-732
Published	2023-09-12
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

2023-09-12 03:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:18 UTCUpdated Record last modified

sap businessobjects business intelligence DOWNGRADE

Affected: 420 · 430

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 420

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 420 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison businessobjects-business-intelligence sudo apt install businessobjects-business-intelligence=<VERSION_BEFORE_420> 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_420> 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.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-40622?

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

Is CVE-2023-40622 being exploited?

CVE-2023-40622 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-2023-40622 affect?

CVE-2023-40622 affects businessobjects business intelligence. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.9). SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) - versions 420, 430, under certain condition allows an authenticated attacker to view sensitive information which is otherwise restricted. On successful exploitation,

How urgent is CVE-2023-40622?

Priority 47/100. Critical severity

Software pages

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