CVE-2023-29188 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM WebClient UI

Medium 5.4 Published 9 May 2023 Updated 28 Jan 2025

An attacker with user access can exploit XSS in SAP CRM WebClient UI to read and modify sensitive information.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2023-29188?

CVE-2023-29188 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient UI, published on 9 May 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

SAP CRM WebClient UI - versions SAPSCORE 129, S4FND 102, S4FND 103, S4FND 104, S4FND 105, S4FND 106, S4FND 107, WEBCUIF 701, WEBCUIF 731, WEBCUIF 746, WEBCUIF 747, WEBCUIF 748, WEBCUIF 800, WEBCUIF 801, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After successful exploitation, an attacker with user level access can read and modify some sensitive information but cannot delete the data.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29188?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Sap Customer Relationship Management Webclient Ui, Sap S4fnd, Sap Sapscore.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29188 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-2023-29188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77j2-jh3v-5933.