SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2/4.3 Central Management Console Stored cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2/4.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Central Management Console. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting (Stored). The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6300. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2/4.3 (Business Process Management Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Central Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform (Central Management Console), versions- 4.2, 4.3, allows an attacker with administrator rights can use the web application to send malicious code to a different end user (victim), as it does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs for RecycleBin, resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at launchpad.support.sap.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-6300 since 01/08/2020. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/13/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Business Process Management Software

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• SAP

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• Business Intelligence Platform

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• 4.2
• 4.3

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

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