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

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via uploaded documents in SAP BusinessObjects BI, compromising application integrity when viewed by other users.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p3gc-r8gq-pqmv

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42478?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2023-42478 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE Business Objects BI 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-2023-42478 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: SAP_SE Business Objects BI 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-2023-42478/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42478/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42478
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42478
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42478

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42478/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.