CVE-2018-2444 Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation

Medium 6.1 Published 14 Aug 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation due to insufficient input encoding, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2018-2444?

CVE-2018-2444 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation, published on 14 Aug 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 Financial Consolidation, versions 10.0, 10.1, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2444?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Financial Consolidation.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2444 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-2018-2444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5884-8f6m-9wpp.