CVE-2023-42474
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence version 420 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affects URL parameters. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-42474 and was discovered in September 2023 (CVE Details).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium) by NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while SAP SE assessed it with a score of 6.8 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a malicious link to a user that would potentially enable the retrieval of sensitive information (CVE Details).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires network access and user interaction for successful exploitation. The attack complexity is considered low, but it requires low privileges to execute (NVD).

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