CVE-2021-27615 Cross-site scripting in SAP Manufacturing Execution

Medium 5.4 Published 9 Jun 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to missing HTTP security headers in SAP Manufacturing Execution responses.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-27615?

CVE-2021-27615 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Manufacturing Execution, published on 9 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP Manufacturing Execution versions - 15.1, 1.5.2, 15.3, 15.4, does not contain some HTTP security headers in their HTTP response. The lack of these headers in response can be exploited by the attacker to execute Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27615?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Manufacturing Execution.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27615 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-2021-27615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-65vv-73xx-xhqx.