CVE-2019-0262 Cross-site scripting in SAP WebIntelligence BILaunchPad (Enterprise)

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into HTML reports via unencoded inputs, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution in SAP WebIntelligence.

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

What is CVE-2019-0262?

CVE-2019-0262 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP WebIntelligence BILaunchPad (Enterprise), published on 15 Feb 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SAP WebIntelligence BILaunchPad, versions 4.10, 4.20, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs in generated HTML reports, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0262?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Bi Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0262?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0262 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-2019-0262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hr89-2mg2-9fjm.

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