CVE-2023-42478 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

High 7.5 Published 12 Dec 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An attacker can inject malicious scripts via uploaded documents in SAP BusinessObjects BI, compromising application integrity when viewed by 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-2023-42478?

CVE-2023-42478 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE Business Objects BI Platform, published on 12 Dec 2023. 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 is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to upload agnostic documents in the system which when opened by any other user could lead to high impact on integrity of the application.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42478?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42478 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-2023-42478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3gc-r8gq-pqmv.