# CVE-2022-41206: Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis for OLAP)

> An authenticated attacker can inject scripts via OLAP connection inputs in SAP BusinessObjects, compromising confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 20 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-992v-9r84-5pgg

## What is CVE-2022-41206?

CVE-2022-41206 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis for OLAP), published on 11 Oct 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

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis for OLAP) - versions 420, 430, allows an authenticated attacker to send user-controlled inputs when OLAP connections are created and edited in the Central Management Console. On successful exploitation, there could be a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41206?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis for OLAP)

- [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-2022-41206 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41206 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis for OLAP), published on 11 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis for OLAP). 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-2022-41206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41206/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41206
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41206
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41206

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.