CVE-2023-42478
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to upload agnostic documents in the system which when opened by any other user could lead to high impact on integrity of the application.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to upload agnostic documents in the system which when opened by any other user could lead to high impact on integrity of the application.
- Record
CVE-2023-42478- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46918
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to upload agnostic documents in the system which when opened by any other user could lead to high impact on integrity of the application.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46918- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p3gc-r8gq-pqmv
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an...
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to upload agnostic documents in the system which when opened by any other user could lead to high impact on integrity of the application.
- Record
GHSA-p3gc-r8gq-pqmv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform is vulnerable to stored XSS allowing an attacker to upload agnostic documents in the system which when opened by any other user could lead to high impact on integrity of the application.
- Record
CVE-2023-42478- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42478 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sap Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, published December 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.