Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC), versions 4.1, 4.2, allows to an attacker to embed malicious scripts in the application while uploading images, which gets executed when the victim opens these files, leading to Stored Cross Site Scripting
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00536 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC) (SAP SE): 4.1, 4.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC) | before 4.1; before 4.2 | 4.1, 4.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC) VendorSAP Affected before 4.1; before 4.2 Fixed in 4.1, 4.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Launchpad and CMC) (SAP SE) Fixed in 4.1, 4.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq2v-wcr2-phxj
References
More SAP Businessobjects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05160 Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-00018 Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-10999 When a user access SOAP Web services in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-00022 Code Injection vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (Analysis edition for OLAP) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2020-05098 Missing authentication in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18743 Cross site scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-6278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rq2v-wcr2-phxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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