CVE-2018-2434 Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver
An attacker can spoof content in SAP NetWeaver UI components by rendering arbitrary plain text, potentially misleading end users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-2434?
CVE-2018-2434 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 10 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A content spoofing vulnerability in the following components allows to render html pages containing arbitrary plain text content, which might fool an end user: UI add-on for SAP NetWeaver (UI_Infra, 1.0), SAP UI Implementation for Decoupled Innovations (UI_700, 2.0): SAP NetWeaver 7.00 Implementation, SAP User Interface Technology (SAP_UI 7.4, 7.5, 7.51, 7.52). There is little impact as it is not possible to embed active contents such as JavaScript or hyperlinks.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2434?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Sap Netweaver, Sap Ui Infra, Sap User Interface Technology.
How do I fix CVE-2018-2434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2018-2434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7pg-c8qp-g8w8.