CVE-2024-42378 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in eProcurement on S/4HANA
Attackers can execute malicious scripts in SAP S/4HANA eProcurement via reflected XSS, compromising user confidentiality and integrity.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42378?
CVE-2024-42378 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA eProcurement, published on 10 Sep 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 inputs, eProcurement on SAP S/4HANA allows malicious scripts to be executed in the application, potentially leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This has no impact on the availability of the application, but it can have some minor impact on its confidentiality and integrity.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42378?
How do I fix CVE-2024-42378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42378 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-2024-42378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j5m-w5gm-27m4.