# CVE-2023-37488: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration interface, compromising confidentiality and integrity.

- **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:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpw4-qw9c-8x2j

## What is CVE-2023-37488?

CVE-2023-37488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, published on 8 Aug 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 NetWeaver Process Integration - versions SAP_XIESR 7.50, SAP_XITOOL 7.50, SAP_XIAF 7.50, user-controlled inputs, if not sufficiently encoded, could result in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack. On successful exploitation the attacker can cause limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the system.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37488?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Process Integration.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Process Integration

- [CVE-2022-41272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41272/): Missing authorization in NetWeaver Process Integration (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41271/): SQL injection in NetWeaver Process Integration (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2021-27604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27604/): XML external entity in SAP Process Integration (Enterprise Service Repository JAVA Mappings) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-0315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0315/): Information disclosure in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP XIESR) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0328/): Command injection in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration ABAP tests (SAP Basis) (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, published on 8 Aug 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-2023-37488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Process Integration. 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-2023-37488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37488/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.