CVE-2018-2435 Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal

Medium 6.1 Published 10 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal due to insufficient input encoding, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2018-2435?

CVE-2018-2435 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, 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

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal from 7.0 to 7.02, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2435?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Enterprise Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2435?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2435 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-2018-2435 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2435 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xrr-gr25-qh39.