CVE-2024-34687 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application server for ABAP and ABAP Platform

Medium 6.5 Published 14 May 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Insufficient input encoding in SAP NetWeaver allows attackers to execute scripts in user browsers, leading to data theft and session hijacking.

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-2024-34687?

CVE-2024-34687 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, 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

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform do not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can control code that is executed within a user’s browser, which could result in modification, deletion of data, including accessing or deleting files, or stealing session cookies which an attacker could use to hijack a user’s session. Hence, this could have impact on Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34687?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap Basis.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34687?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34687 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-2024-34687 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x685-hmwx-rrvf.