Cross-site scripting in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (Web Intelligence user interface) - version 430, some calls return json with wrong content type in the header of the response. As a result, a custom application that calls directly the jsp of Web Intelligence DHTML may be vulnerable to XSS attacks. On successful exploitation an attacker can cause a low impact on integrity of the application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23856
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwq7-63pm-p4wv
References
More SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27789 Missing Authentication check in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10916 Code Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (CMC) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-19774 Unrestricted file upload in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-10917 OS Command Execution vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Adaptive Job Server) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2023-22642 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2022-18405 Information disclosure in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2023-23856 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-23856 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwq7-63pm-p4wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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