Webfocus Business Intelligence
CVE-2020-14202
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) was prone to XSS via arbitrary URL parameters.
AnalysisAI
WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) was prone to XSS via arbitrary URL parameters. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) was prone to XSS via arbitrary URL parameters. Affected products include: Ibi Webfocus Business Intelligence.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) allows a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack against administrative users
In WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6), the administration portal allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local f
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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