# CVE-2023-33988: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in SAP Enable Now

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute reflected cross-site scripting due to missing security headers, leading to information disclosure or modification.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vr8f-3gcr-v88v

## What is CVE-2023-33988?

CVE-2023-33988 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Enable Now, published on 11 Jul 2023. 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

In SAP Enable Now - versions WPB_MANAGER 1.0, WPB_MANAGER_CE 10, WPB_MANAGER_HANA 10, ENABLE_NOW_CONSUMP_DEL 1704, the Content-Security-Policy and X-XSS-Protection response headers are not implemented, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to attempt reflected cross-site scripting, which could result in disclosure or modification of information.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33988?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Enable Now.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP Enable Now

- [CVE-2019-0403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0403/): Command injection in SAP Enable Now (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0341/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Enable Now (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-0404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0404/): Information disclosure in SAP Enable Now (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0405/): Information disclosure in SAP Enable Now (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0385/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Enable Now (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33988 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Enable Now, published on 11 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP Enable Now. 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-2023-33988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33988/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33988

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33988/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.