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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BI Documents send action., SAP security note 2274286

SAP Note 2274286

SAP security note 2274286, "XSS Vulnerability in BI Documents Send Action", is a note. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

The send option in BI documents does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • Defacing or modifying displayed content from a website.
  • Stealing authentication information of the user, such as data related to their current session.
  • Impersonating the user and accessing information with the same rights as the target user.

Solution

Output encoding has been added to prevent successful XSS attacks.

CVSS

Score 5.4 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 2274286

Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].

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