CVE-2020-6300 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console)

Medium 4.8 Published 12 Aug 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker with admin rights can inject malicious scripts into the RecycleBin, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.

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

What is CVE-2020-6300?

CVE-2020-6300 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 12 Aug 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console), versions- 4.2, 4.3, allows an attacker with administrator rights can use the web application to send malicious code to a different end user (victim), as it does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs for RecycleBin, resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6300?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6300 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-2020-6300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqrf-972g-jq2w.