# CVE-2024-33005: Missing authorization in SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java),SAP Web Dispatcher and SAP Content Server

> Admin users can impersonate others and perform unintended actions due to missing authorization checks in SAP NetWeaver, Web Dispatcher, and Content Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f3rg-6v2h-rjpj

## What is CVE-2024-33005?

CVE-2024-33005 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java),SAP Web Dispatcher and SAP Content Server, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to the missing authorization checks in the
local systems, the admin users of SAP Web Dispatcher, SAP NetWeaver Application
Server (ABAP and Java), and SAP Content Server can impersonate other users and
may perform some unintended actions. This could lead to a low impact on
confidentiality and a high impact on the integrity and availability of the
applications.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33005?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Sap Content Server, Sap Netweaver Abap, Sap Netweaver Java, Sap Web Dispatcher.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-33005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-33005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java),SAP Web Dispatcher and SAP Content Server

- [CVE-2022-22536](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22536/): SAP Multiple Products HTTP Request Smuggling (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-26457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26457/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Content Server (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2015-4157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4157/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-33005 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-33005 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java),SAP Web Dispatcher and SAP Content Server, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java),SAP Web Dispatcher and SAP Content Server. 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-2024-33005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33005/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33005
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33005
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33005

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33005/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.