# CVE-2025-42919: Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive internal metadata files via manipulated URLs in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8q4r-fv9q-4gj4

## What is CVE-2025-42919?

CVE-2025-42919 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, published on 11 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to an Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, internal metadata files could be accessed via manipulated URLs. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting arbitrary path components in the request, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive application metadata. This results in a partial compromise of the confidentiality of the information without affecting the integrity or availability of the application server.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42919?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-42919?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42919 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-42919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-42919 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-42919 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, published on 11 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java. 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-2025-42919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42919/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-42919
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-42919
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-42919

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42919/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.