# CVE-2023-29109: Code Injection vulnerability in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Dashboard)

> An authorized attacker can inject Excel formulas into the Message Dashboard, leading to code execution when victims open the downloaded file.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c778-h25h-v8vc

## What is CVE-2023-29109?

CVE-2023-29109 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Dashboard), published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Dashboard) - versions AIF 703, AIFX 702, S4CORE 101, SAP_BASIS 755, 756, SAP_ABA 75C, 75D, 75E, application allows an Excel formula injection. An authorized attacker can inject arbitrary Excel formulas into fields like the Tooltip of the Custom Hints List. Once the victim opens the downloaded Excel document, the formula will be executed. As a result, an attacker can cause limited impact on the confidentiality and integrity of the application.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29109?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Sap Abap Platform, Sap Application Interface Framework, Sap Basis, Sap S4core.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29109?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Dashboard)

- [CVE-2021-44231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44231/): Code injection in SAP ABAP Server & ABAP Platform (Translation Tools) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22131/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP ABA (Application Basis) (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-6318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6318/): Code injection in SAP NetWeaver (ABAP Server) and ABAP Platform (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-6296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6296/): Code injection in SAP NetWeaver (ABAP Server) and ABAP Platform (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-25615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25615/): SQL Injection vulnerability in SAP ABAP Platform (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29109 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29109 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Dashboard), published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Dashboard). 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-2023-29109/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29109/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29109
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29109
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29109

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29109/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.