CVE-2023-0018 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-0018: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console)

Vendor Sap
Product BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Central management console)
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 10, 2023
Last update April 9, 2025

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 10, 2023 CVE published
April 9, 2025 Record updated