# CVE-2019-0316: Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP XIESR)

> An attacker with admin privileges can inject malicious scripts into SAP NetWeaver Process Integration servlets, allowing them to read and modify victim browser data via reflected XSS.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vf7w-fvmr-776r

## What is CVE-2019-0316?

CVE-2019-0316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP_XIESR), published on 14 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, versions: SAP_XIESR: 7.20, SAP_XITOOL: 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not sufficiently validate user-controlled inputs, which allows an attacker possessing admin privileges to read and modify data from the victim’s browser, by injecting malicious scripts in certain servlets, which will be executed when the victim is tricked to click on those malicious links, resulting in reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0316?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Process Integration.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP_XIESR)

- [CVE-2022-41272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41272/): Missing authorization in NetWeaver Process Integration (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41271/): SQL injection in NetWeaver Process Integration (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2021-27604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27604/): XML external entity in SAP Process Integration (Enterprise Service Repository JAVA Mappings) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-0315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0315/): Information disclosure in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP XIESR) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0328/): Command injection in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration ABAP tests (SAP Basis) (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0316 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0316 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP_XIESR), published on 14 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP_XIESR). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0316/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0316/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0316
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0316
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0316

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0316/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.