CVE-2022-22546 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence (BI Launchpad)

Medium 5.4 Published 9 Feb 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

An authorized attacker can execute cross-site scripting attacks in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence due to improper HTML encoding.

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-2022-22546?

CVE-2022-22546 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence (BI Launchpad), published on 9 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Due to improper HTML encoding in input control summary, an authorized attacker can execute XSS vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence (BI Launchpad) - version 420.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Businessobjects Web Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22546 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-2022-22546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qp9c-ch5v-22fj.