CVE-2025-42969 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform
An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via crafted URLs, allowing them to access or modify sensitive data in the victim's browser.
- 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-2025-42969?
CVE-2025-42969 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform, published on 8 Jul 2025. 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
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject a malicious script into a dynamically crafted URL. The victim, when tricked into clicking on this crafted URL unknowingly executes the malicious payload in their browser. On successful exploitation, the attacker can access or modify sensitive information within the scope of victim's web browser, with no impact on availability of the application.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42969?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42969 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-2025-42969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm3v-9fqw-4cxx.