XSS in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform
CVE-2023-0018
Due to improper input sanitization of user-controlled input in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CMC application - versions 420, and 430, an attacker with basic user-level privileges can modify/upload crystal reports containing a malicious payload. Once these reports are viewable, anyone who opens those reports would be susceptible to stored XSS attacks. As a result of the attack, information maintained in the victim's web browser can be read, modified, and sent to the attacker.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sap Businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform — versions 420, 430
- Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console) — versions 420, 430
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- cna@sap.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0018?
- CVE-2023-0018 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sap Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2023-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0018?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0018 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.