CVE-2025-42990 HTML Injection in Unprotected SAPUI5 applications
Attackers can inject malicious HTML into unprotected SAPUI5 applications to redirect users, compromising application integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42990?
CVE-2025-42990 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP_SE SAPUI5 applications, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unprotected SAPUI5 applications allow an attacker with basic privileges to inject malicious HTML code into a webpage, with the goal of redirecting users to the attacker controlled URL. This issue could impact the integrity of the application. Confidentiality or Availability are not impacted.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42990?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42990 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-2025-42990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccpf-5wvp-w88h.