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CVE-2021-42063 (GCVE-0-2021-42063)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-14 15:44 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:22
VLAI
Summary
A security vulnerability has been discovered in the SAP Knowledge Warehouse - versions 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50. The usage of one SAP KW component within a Web browser enables unauthorized attackers to conduct XSS attacks, which might lead to disclose sensitive data.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Cross-Site Scripting
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SAP SE SAP Knowledge Warehouse Affected: < 7.30
Affected: < 7.31
Affected: < 7.40
Affected: < 7.50
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