What is CVE-2021-33697?

CVE-2021-33697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence, classified under Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-33697?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence

CVE-2021-33697

Under certain conditions, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (SAPUI5), versions - 420, 430, can allow an unauthenticated attacker to redirect users to a malicious site due to Reverse Tabnabbing vulnerabilities.

Published 2021-09-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored 2026-11-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence — versions 420, 430
SAP Se Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform (Sapui5) — versions < 420, < 430

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33697?: CVE-2021-33697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence, classified under Use of Web Link to Untrusted Target with window.opener Access. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-33697?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.