# CVE-2023-42474: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

> An attacker can exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence to retrieve sensitive user information via a malicious link.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/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 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxhx-f72r-hp9c

## What is CVE-2023-42474?

CVE-2023-42474 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, published on 10 Oct 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

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence - version 420, has a URL with parameter that could be vulnerable to XSS attack. The attacker could send a malicious link to a user that would possibly allow an attacker to retrieve the sensitive information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42474?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Web Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

- [CVE-2024-25646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25646/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-42476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42476/): Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-22546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22546/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence (BI Launchpad) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-33667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33667/): Information disclosure in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence (BI Launchpad) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42474 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, published on 10 Oct 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-2023-42474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. 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-2023-42474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42474/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42474

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42474/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.