Business Objects Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vendor:

Business Objects XI R2

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: Business Objects XI R2

Affected Version From: Business Objects XI R2

Affected Version To: Business Objects XI R2

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:business_objects:business_objects_xi_r2

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: Java

2008

Business Objects Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Business Objects is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input via the Infoview web portal. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that untrusted data is not used to dynamically generate web content.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28762/info

Business Objects is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input via the Infoview web portal.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

This issue affects Java versions of Business Objects XI R2; other versions may also be affected.

NOTE: .Net versions are unaffected.

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