CVE-2018-2431 Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite

Medium 6.1 Published 10 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via insufficient input encoding in SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite.

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-2018-2431?

CVE-2018-2431 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, published on 10 Jul 2018. 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

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite, versions 4.10 and 4.20, does not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2431?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2431 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-2018-2431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4r6w-8469-h8vg.