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CVE-2023-42478 (GCVE-0-2023-42478)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-12 00:58 – Updated: 2024-08-02 19:23
VLAI
Title
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SAP_SE Business Objects BI Platform Affected: 420
Affected: 430
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