# CVE-2024-34686: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM (WebClient UI)

> An unauthenticated attacker can execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser via a crafted URL, allowing access to or modification of 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:** 11 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4h5h-v89j-3c37

## What is CVE-2024-34686?

CVE-2024-34686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient UI, published on 11 Jun 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 insufficient input validation, SAP CRM
WebClient UI allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a URL link which
embeds a malicious script. When a victim clicks on this link, the script will
be executed in the victim's browser giving the attacker the ability to access
and/or modify information with no effect on availability of the application.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34686?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Customer Relationship Management Webclient Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-34686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-34686 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient UI

- [CVE-2018-2364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2364/): Cross-site scripting in S4FND (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-29188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29188/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP CRM WebClient UI (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-0244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0244/): Cross-site scripting in SAP CRM WebClient UI (S4FND) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-0245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0245/): Cross-site scripting in SAP CRM WebClient UI (S4FND) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-24525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24525/): Cross-site scripting in CRM (WebClient UI) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-34686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-34686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient UI, published on 11 Jun 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-2024-34686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP CRM WebClient UI. 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-2024-34686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34686/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-34686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-34686

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34686/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.