Webfocus Business Intelligence
CVE-2020-14203
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) allows a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack against administrative users within the /ibi_apps/WFServlet(.ibfs) endpoint. The impact may be creation of an administrative user. It can also be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2016-9044.
AnalysisAI
WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) allows a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack against administrative users within the /ibi_apps/WFServlet(.ibfs) endpoint. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), 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 Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) allows a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack against administrative users within the /ibi_apps/WFServlet(.ibfs) endpoint. The impact may be creation of an administrative user. It can also be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2016-9044. Affected products include: Ibi Webfocus Business Intelligence.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6) was prone to XSS via arbitrary URL parameters. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1)
In WebFOCUS Business Intelligence 8.0 (SP6), the administration portal allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local f
Same weakness CWE-352 – Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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