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CVE-2004-2742

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the report viewer in Crystal Enterprise 8.5, 9, and 10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via script in the URL to a report (RPT) file.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-2742 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from businessobjects organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	8.5	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	8.5	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	8.5	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	9	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	10	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	10	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	10	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	10	Yes
Application	businessobjects	crystal_enterprise	10	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13644 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012703 ([email protected])
http://support.businessobjects.com/library/kbase/articles/c2016559.asp Patch ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/12596 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12107 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18684 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/13644 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012703 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.businessobjects.com/library/kbase/articles/c2016559.asp Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/12596 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12107 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18684 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For businessobjects's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.