# CVE-2019-0335: Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC)

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into user account descriptions, leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks when viewed in the Central Management Console.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw7p-28m7-v247

## What is CVE-2019-0335?

CVE-2019-0335 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC), published on 14 Aug 2019. 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

Under certain conditions SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console), versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, allows an attacker to store a malicious payload within the description field of a user account. The payload is triggered when the mouse cursor is moved over the description field in the list, when generating the little yellow informational pop up box, resulting in Stored Cross Site Scripting Attack.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0335?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC)

- [CVE-2023-40622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40622/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41203/): Deserialization in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console and BI Launchpad) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-28765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28765/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Promotion Management ) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-2445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2445/): Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-28762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28762/): Information Disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0335 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0335 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC), published on 14 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0335/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0335
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0335
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0335

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