CVE-2023-40624 Code Injection vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP (applications based on Unified Rendering)

Medium 5.5 Published 12 Sep 2023 Updated 25 Sep 2024

An attacker can inject JavaScript into SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP applications, allowing them to control the web application's behavior.

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-2023-40624?

CVE-2023-40624 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 12 Sep 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 NetWeaver AS ABAP (applications based on Unified Rendering) - versions SAP_UI 754, SAP_UI 755, SAP_UI 756, SAP_UI 757, SAP_UI 758, SAP_BASIS 702, SAP_BASIS 731, allows an attacker to inject JavaScript code that can be executed in the web-application. An attacker could thereby control the behavior of this web-application.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40624?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40624?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40624 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-2023-40624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-76hf-jrfp-9f25.