Business Objects WebIntelligence Remote File Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:11209

Info

Business Objects WebIntelligence Remote File Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11209
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0534
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 17 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 07:06AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Corsaire Limited.
Vulnerable: Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.4
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.3
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.2
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.1
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.8
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.7
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.6
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.5
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Business Objects WebIntelligence Remote File Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

Reportedly Business Objects WebIntelligence is affected by a remote file name HTML injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure to sanitize file names prior to including them in dynamic web page content.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user, facilitating theft of cookie based authentication credentials. Other attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

Business Objects WebIntelligence Remote File Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

Business Objects WebIntelligence Remote File Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released patches dealing with this issue. Users are recommended to contact the vendor for patch and update availability.

References

Business Objects WebIntelligence Remote File Name HTML Injection Vulnerability

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