SAP BO BI CMC: Stored XSS via Crystal Report Upload (CVE-2023-0018)
CVE-2023-0018 Published on January 10, 2023
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console)
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 Analysis
CVE-2023-0018 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2023-0018 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-0018
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Affected Versions
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console):- Version 420 is affected.
- Version 430 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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