CVE-2023-42476
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 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.
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 · high confidenceThis is a stored (persistent) cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence version 420. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code into Web Intelligence documents, which executes in the browsers of users who view those documents, potentially exposing data the victim has access to, including reporting database data.
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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= 420CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/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 Web Intelligence installationLocate the SAP BusinessObjects installation directory and confirm Web Intelligence component is present. Check installation logs or BI platform management console for Web Intelligence module.Affected if SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence software is not installed in the environment
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Verify Web Intelligence version is 420Check the installed version of Web Intelligence component through SAP BusinessObjects CMC (Central Management Console), installation metadata, or version information in the Web Intelligence processing server properties.Affected if The installed Web Intelligence version is exactly 420 (matches the affected version)
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Confirm Web Intelligence document creation is enabledCheck CMC permissions and Web Intelligence configuration settings to verify users can create or edit Web Intelligence documents.Affected if Users have rights to create or modify Web Intelligence documents, providing a path for malicious script injection
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Verify Web Intelligence document viewing is enabledCheck CMC settings to confirm Web Intelligence documents can be viewed by users through Web Intelligence Rich Client, BI Launch Pad, or other interfaces.Affected if Document viewing functionality is enabled, as this is the trigger for the XSS payload to execute
The environment is affected if SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence version 420 is installed with both document creation and document viewing capabilities enabled, allowing an authenticated user to inject and trigger malicious JavaScript through Web Intelligence documents.
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 dataApply the relevant SAP security patch for CVE-2023-42476 when available, and implement output encoding and input validation on Web Intelligence document rendering as compensating controls until the patch can be applied.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-42476 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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