CVE-2017-16685 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse Universal Data Integration

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Business Warehouse allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via insufficient input encoding.

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-2017-16685?

CVE-2017-16685 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Business Warehouse Universal Data Integration, published on 12 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) in SAP Business Warehouse Universal Data Integration, from 7.10 to 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, due to insufficient encoding of user controlled inputs.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16685?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Business Warehouse Universal Data Integration.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16685 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-2017-16685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92px-4j76-7f48.

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