CVE-2025-42908 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
An authenticated attacker can bypass authorization checks to execute restricted transactions, compromising system integrity and confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42908?
CVE-2025-42908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, published on 14 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, an authenticated attacker could initiate transactions directly via the session manager, bypassing the first transaction screen and the associated authorization check. This vulnerability could allow the attacker to perform actions and execute transactions that would normally require specific permissions, compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the system by enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality. There is no impact to availability from this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42908?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42908?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-42908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37rg-fg68-qv29.