CVE-2024-33007 Client-side script execution vulnerability in SAP UI5(PDFViewer)

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript via embedded scripts in PDFs viewed by SAP UI5 PDFViewer, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2024-33007?

CVE-2024-33007 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAPUI5 (PDFViewer), published on 14 May 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

PDFViewer is a control delivered as part of SAPUI5 product which shows the PDF content in an embedded mode by default. If a PDF document contains embedded JavaScript (or any harmful client-side script), the PDFViewer will execute the JavaScript embedded in the PDF which can cause a potential security threat.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33007?

How do I fix CVE-2024-33007?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33007 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-2024-33007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5rfc-xc58-54q3.

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