CVE-2019-0375
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 · uneditedSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence HTML interface), before versions 4.2 and 4.3, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs and allows execution of scripts in the export dialog box of the report name resulting in reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
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 confidenceThis is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform's Web Intelligence HTML interface. The export dialog box for report names does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of the victim's browser.
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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= 4.0= 4.1= 4.2CVSS 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:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SAP BusinessObjects installed versionAccess the Central Management Console (CMC) and navigate to About, or check the installation directory for version info. On Windows, check the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\SAP BusinessObjects\Suite 11.5\InstallDir or inspect the build number in the BOE installation path.Affected if The installed version is 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2 (any build within these major versions).
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Verify Web Intelligence HTML interface is enabledIn the CMC, go to Applications and confirm that Web Intelligence is listed and its status is 'Running' or enabled. Alternatively, access the Web Intelligence HTML launchpad URL (typically /BOE/BI launchpad) and check if Web Intelligence documents can be created or opened.Affected if Web Intelligence application is enabled and accessible to users.
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Confirm export dialog functionality existsOpen any existing Web Intelligence report in the HTML interface, then attempt to access the export function (usually via the File menu or toolbar icon) and locate the export dialog where report names can be specified.Affected if The export dialog allows user input for report names and is accessible in the HTML interface.
A user is affected if they run SAP BusinessObjects version 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2 with the Web Intelligence HTML interface enabled and users have access to the export dialog functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade SAP BusinessObjects to versions 4.2 or 4.3 or apply the relevant security patch to properly encode user inputs in the export dialog box.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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