# CVE-2022-27656: Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and Java (ICM Administration UI)

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the SAP Web Dispatcher and ICM administration UI due to insufficient input encoding.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jc59-rwrg-x5xh

## What is CVE-2022-27656?

CVE-2022-27656 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and Java (ICM Administration UI), published on 11 May 2022. 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

The Web administration UI of SAP Web Dispatcher and the Internet Communication Manager (ICM) does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27656?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sap Netweaver as Abap Kernel, Sap Netweaver as Abap Krnl64uc, Sap Webdispatcher.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and Java (ICM Administration UI)

- [CVE-2026-0509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0509/): Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-29616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29616/): Memory corruption in SAP Host Agent (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-24320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24320/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform (Application Server ABAP) (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27656 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27656 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and Java (ICM Administration UI), published on 11 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and Java (ICM Administration UI). 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-2022-27656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27656/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27656
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27656
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27656

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27656/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.