# CVE-2024-34685: [CVE-2024-34685] Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor

> Attackers can execute malicious scripts in SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor due to weak input encoding, compromising confidentiality and integrity.

- **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:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pqx8-wq5m-gqxx

## What is CVE-2024-34685?

CVE-2024-34685 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor, published on 9 Jul 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 weak encoding of user-controlled input in
SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor which allows malicious scripts can
be executed in the application, potentially leading to a Cross-Site Scripting
(XSS) vulnerability. This has no impact on the availability of the application
but it has a low impact on its confidentiality and integrity.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34685?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Knowledge Management and Collaboration \(Kmc-Cm\).

## How do I fix CVE-2024-34685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-34685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor

- [CVE-2020-6225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6225/): Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver (Knowledge Management) (KMC-CM) (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-34685 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-34685 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor, published on 9 Jul 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-2024-34685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Knowledge Management XMLEditor. 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-2024-34685/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34685/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-34685
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34685
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-34685

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34685/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.