CVE-2022-35170 Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal

Medium 6.1 Published 12 Jul 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Reflected XSS in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal allows attackers to execute scripts, impacting data confidentiality and integrity.

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-2022-35170?

CVE-2022-35170 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, published on 12 Jul 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

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal does - versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs over the network, resulting in reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, therefore changing the scope of the attack. This leads to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of data.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35170?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Enterprise Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35170 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-2022-35170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qg2-mjqm-j2m4.