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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-77j2-jh3v-5933

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29188?

It affects 3 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2023-29188 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient UI

- [CVE-2024-34686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34686/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-2364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2364/): Cross-site scripting in S4FND (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-0244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0244/): Cross-site scripting in SAP CRM WebClient UI (S4FND) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-0245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0245/): Cross-site scripting in SAP CRM WebClient UI (S4FND) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-24525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24525/): Cross-site scripting in CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29188 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient 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-2023-29188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29188

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29188/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.