# CVE-2024-24742: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI)

> An attacker with low privileges can exploit insufficient input encoding in SAP CRM WebClient UI to modify application data integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/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:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-94x4-fq94-5wwx

## What is CVE-2024-24742?

CVE-2024-24742 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP CRM (WebClient UI), published on 13 Feb 2024. 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 - version S4FND 102, S4FND 103, S4FND 104, S4FND 105, S4FND 106, 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. An attacker with low privileges can cause limited impact to integrity of the application data after successful exploitation. There is no impact on confidentiality and availability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24742?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Crm - Webclient Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP CRM (WebClient UI)

- [CVE-2024-22130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22130/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM WebClient UI (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24742 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP CRM (WebClient UI), published on 13 Feb 2024. 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-2024-24742 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-2024-24742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24742

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24742/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.