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CVE-2023-42476 — Sap Businessobjects Web Intelligence security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.8

SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence - version 420, allows an authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code into Web Intelligence documents which is then executed in the victim’s browser each time the vulnerable page is visited. Successful exploitation can lead to exposure of the data that the user has access to. In the worst case, attacker could access data from reporting databases.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-12-12
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
javascript/npm
Weaknesses
CWE-79

Affected products

  • sap / businessobjects_web_intelligence / 420

Matched remediation archetype

Cross-site scripting and unsafe browser output

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Check exposure

  • Trace reflected, stored, and DOM-derived untrusted values into HTML, attributes, URLs, styles, scripts, and client-side template sinks.
  • Identify affected origins, authenticated user roles, sensitive browser capabilities, and where content is shared across tenants.
  • Review framework escaping, rich-text sanitization, legacy templates, and client-side rendering paths.

Remediate safely

  • Use context-aware framework output encoding and safe DOM APIs; keep untrusted data out of executable contexts.
  • Sanitize intentionally supported markup with a maintained allowlist policy and validate URLs and attributes separately.
  • Update affected rendering components and add tests for every output context using inert sentinel markup.

Authoritative sources

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