SAP NetWeaver ABAP XSS via Improper Input Encoding
CVE-2024-21738 Published on January 9, 2024

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver ABAP Application Server and ABAP Platform
SAP NetWeaver ABAP Application Server and ABAP Platform do not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with low privileges can cause limited impact to confidentiality of the application data after successful exploitation.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-21738 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:

NETWORK

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

LOW

User Interaction:

REQUIRED

Scope:

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact:

LOW

Integrity Impact:

NONE

Availability Impact:

NONE

Weakness Type

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2024-21738 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2024-21738

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SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap

Affected Versions

SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver ABAP Application Server and ABAP Platform:

Version SAP_BASIS 700 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 701 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 702 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 731 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 740 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 750 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 751 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 752 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 753 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 754 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 755 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 756 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 757 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 758 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 793 is affected.
Version SAP_BASIS 794 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.20%

Percentile

41.74%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.