# CVE-2024-22128: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML

> An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML, compromising application data confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wf6-3xqh-p75p

## What is CVE-2024-22128?

CVE-2024-22128 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML, published on 13 Feb 2024. 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

SAP NWBC for HTML - versions SAP_UI 754, SAP_UI 755, SAP_UI 756, SAP_UI 757, SAP_BASIS 700, SAP_BASIS 701, SAP_BASIS 702, SAP_BASIS 731, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious javascript to cause limited impact to confidentiality and integrity of the application data after successful exploitation.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22128?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Business Client for Html.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22128?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22128 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22128 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML

- [CVE-2014-9569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9569/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22128 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22128 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML, published on 13 Feb 2024. 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-2024-22128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML. 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-2024-22128/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22128/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22128
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22128
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22128

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22128/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.