CVE-2021-42061 json
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence) - version 420, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, r…
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-29047
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence) - version 420, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This allows a low privileged attacker to retrieve some data from the victim but will never be able to modify the document and publish these modifications to the server. It impacts the "Quick Prompt" workflow.
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0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- SAP SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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wiki.scn.sap.com
/wiki/display/PSR/SAP+Security+Patch+Day+-+December+2021
vendor-advisory
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launchpad.support.sap.com
/#/notes/3103677
permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-42061
- NVD CVE-2021-42061
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