TI-2023-00018 Aliases CVE-2023-0018 GHSA-3c29-2h4x-fgg4

Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

MEDIUM 50CWE-79Published 2023-01-10 · Updated 2025-04-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00548 46th percentileScored 2026-11-08

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
SAP	BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console)	420; 430	—	No fix listed	CNA

BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console) VendorSAP Affected 420; 430 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:420:::::::*	420	Vulnerable	SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:430:::::::*	430	Vulnerable	SAP

cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:420:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 420 Vulnerable ·SAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence_platform:430:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 430 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0018
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c29-2h4x-fgg4

References

Advisory 2

TI-2020-05160 Server-side request forgery in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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
TI-2020-16295 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, does not… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6

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Sources

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