CVE-2019-0376 Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface)

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into publication names in SAP BusinessObjects, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover.

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-2019-0376?

CVE-2019-0376 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 8 Oct 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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface), before versions 4.2 and 4.3, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs and allows an attacker to save malicious scripts in the publication name, which can be executed later by the victim, resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0376?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0376?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0376 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-2019-0376 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0376 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jwhm-c59g-pj67.

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