CVE-2024-27902 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP applications based on SAPGUI for HTML (WebGUI)

Medium 5.4 Published 12 Mar 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code in user browsers via XSS in SAP NetWeaver WebGUI, allowing data access and modification.

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-2024-27902?

CVE-2024-27902 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP applications based on SAPGUI for HTML (WebGUI), published on 12 Mar 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

Applications based on SAP GUI for HTML in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP - versions 7.89, 7.93, do not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A successful attack can allow a malicious attacker to access and modify data through their ability to execute code in a user’s browser. There is no impact on the availability of the system

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27902?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver as Abap.

How do I fix CVE-2024-27902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27902 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-2024-27902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh37-q3m6-762g.