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CVE-2020-6278 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC)

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via image uploads in SAP Business Objects BI, 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-2020-6278?

CVE-2020-6278 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 14 Jul 2020. 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 Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC), versions 4.1, 4.2, allows to an attacker to embed malicious scripts in the application while uploading images, which gets executed when the victim opens these files, leading to Stored Cross Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6278?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6278 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-2020-6278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rq2v-wcr2-phxj.

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