# CVE-2024-25642: Improper Certificate Validation in SAP Cloud Connector

> Attackers can bypass mutual authentication to intercept and modify sensitive data in SAP Cloud Connector.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggv5-38c7-p4jr

## What is CVE-2024-25642?

CVE-2024-25642 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Cloud Connector, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to improper validation of certificate in SAP Cloud Connector - version 2.0, attacker can impersonate the genuine servers to interact with SCC breaking the mutual authentication. Hence, the attacker can intercept the request to view/modify sensitive information. There is no impact on the availability of the system.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25642?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Cloud Connector.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25642 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-25642 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP Cloud Connector

- [CVE-2019-0246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0246/): Missing authorization in SAP Cloud Connector (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0247/): Code injection in SAP Cloud Connector (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-33695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33695/): Security feature bypass in SAP Cloud Connector (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-33694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33694/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Cloud Connector (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-33693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33693/): Code injection in SAP Cloud Connector (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25642 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25642 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Cloud Connector, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-25642 exists.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP Cloud Connector. 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-2024-25642/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25642/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25642
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25642
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25642

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25642/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.