CVE-2017-14516 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-14516?

CVE-2017-14516 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) exists in SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation before 2017-06-13, aka SAP Security Note 2422292.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Financial Consolidation.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-14516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hhgv-74r7-hw64.

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