# CVE-2023-29112: Code Injection vulnerability in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Monitoring)

> An authorized attacker can inject malicious HTML via comments in SAP Message Monitoring, compromising confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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-xg4v-qw5v-j6h2

## What is CVE-2023-29112?

CVE-2023-29112 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Monitoring), 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 (Message Monitoring) - versions 600, 700, allows an authorized attacker to input links or headings with custom CSS classes into a comment. The comment will render links and custom CSS classes as HTML objects. After successful exploitations, an attacker can cause limited impact on the confidentiality and integrity of the application.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29112?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Application Interface.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29112 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Monitoring), 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-2023-29112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Application Interface Framework (Message Monitoring). 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-2023-29112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29112/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.