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CVE-2021-33696

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Crystal Report), versions - 420, 430, does not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs and therefore an authorized attacker can exploit a XSS vulnerability, leading to non-permanently deface or modify displayed content from a Web site.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

SAP — Businessobjects Business Intelligence

CWEs

References

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