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Businessobjects Business IntelligenceApplication · Sap

CVE-2019-0269

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-03-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (BI Workspace), versions 4.10 and 4.20, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform versions 4.10 and 4.20 contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BI Workspace component. The application fails to properly encode user-controlled inputs, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in the context of other users' browsers when they access crafted URLs or submit crafted input.

MitigationApply the relevant SAP security patch for CVE-2019-0269 and ensure all user inputs are properly validated and output-encoded according to context (HTML, JavaScript, URL) before being rendered. Consider implementing Content Security Policy headers as an additional defense layer.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Businessobjects Business IntelligenceApplication
Affected:= 4.10= 4.20

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version
    Check the installed version of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform. This can typically be found in the SAP BusinessObjects Central Management Console (CMC) under 'Servers' or by checking the installer information. Alternatively, check the version through the SAP BusinessObjects BI launch pad or by examining the installation directory for version files.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.10 or exactly 4.20 (versions with '=' in the affected range)
  2. Confirm BI Workspace component is accessible
    Access the BI Workspace component through the SAP BusinessObjects BI launch pad or CMC. BI Workspace is typically accessed via a URL path containing '/biws/' or similar workspace endpoints. Verify the component loads successfully in the browser.
    Affected if The BI Workspace component is installed and accessible to users
  3. Identify user-controllable input points in BI Workspace
    Navigate through the BI Workspace interface and identify forms, search fields, URL parameters, or other input mechanisms where user data is reflected back into the page. Common areas include search functionality, filter parameters, or customizable workspace elements.
    Affected if User-controllable inputs exist in the BI Workspace that could be reflected without proper encoding
  4. Test for reflected XSS in BI Workspace URLs
    Craft test URLs with simple script payloads (such as <script>alert('XSS')</script>) in BI Workspace parameters and observe if the payload is reflected unencoded in the response. Check URL parameters that might be used in BI Workspace views or dashboards.
    Affected if Reflected script payloads execute in the browser when visiting crafted URLs

You are affected if you are running SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform version 4.10 or 4.20, the BI Workspace component is accessible, and unencoded user input is reflected in BI Workspace pages.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the relevant SAP security patch for CVE-2019-0269 and ensure all user inputs are properly validated and output-encoded according to context (HTML, JavaScript, URL) before being rendered. Consider implementing Content Security Policy headers as an additional defense layer.

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