# CVE-2023-0015: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (Web Intelligence)

> An attacker can execute scripts in the Web Intelligence interface due to incorrect JSON content types, compromising confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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:** 10 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7v6p-hrxh-28hh

## What is CVE-2023-0015?

CVE-2023-0015 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 10 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence user interface) - version 420, some calls return json with wrong content type in the header of the response. As a result, a custom application that calls directly the jsp of Web Intelligence DHTML may be vulnerable to XSS attacks. On successful exploitation an attacker can cause 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-2023-0015?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

- [CVE-2023-25616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25616/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41267/): File upload in BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-41730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41730/): Missing Authentication check in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-25617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25617/): OS Command Execution vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Adaptive Job Server) (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-39013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39013/): Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Program Objects) (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0015 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, published on 10 Jan 2023. 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-2023-0015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. 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-2023-0015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0015/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0015

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