# CVE-2024-32733: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform

> An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into SAP NetWeaver ABAP pages to access or modify sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 14 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jcq-5j67-2qh3

## What is CVE-2024-32733?

CVE-2024-32733 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform , published on 14 May 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

Due to missing input validation and output encoding of untrusted data, SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code into the dynamically crafted web page. On successful exploitation the attacker can access or modify sensitive information with no impact on availability of the application

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32733?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-32733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-32733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32733 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32733 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform , published on 14 May 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-2024-32733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform . 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-2024-32733/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32733/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32733
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32733
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32733

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32733/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.