# CVE-2024-47588: Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Java (Software Update Manager)

> Local attackers can read plaintext credentials from log files during failed software upgrades, compromising confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4pq-9h29-fmjc

## What is CVE-2024-47588?

CVE-2024-47588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Java (Software Update Manager), published on 12 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In SAP NetWeaver Java (Software Update Manager 1.1), under certain conditions when a software upgrade encounters errors, credentials are written in plaintext to a log file. An attacker with local access to the server, authenticated as a non-administrative user, can acquire the credentials from the logs. This leads to a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47588?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-47588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Java (Software Update Manager), published on 12 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Java (Software Update Manager). 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-2024-47588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47588/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.