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CVE-2025-42942

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP

Published: Aug 12, 2025Updated: Aug 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP has cross-site scripting vulnerability. Due to this, an unauthenticated attacker could craft a URL embedded with malicious script and trick an unauthenticated victim to click on it to execute the script. Upon successful exploitation, the attacker could access and modify limited information within the scope of victim's browser. This vulnerability has no impact on availability of the application.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

SAP
commercial·DEaka sap ag
SAP NetWeaver Application ServerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
SAP_SE
commercial·DEaka sap netweaver application server for abap, sap businessobjects business intelligence platform
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAPOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/knowledge-base/security-notes-news/august-2025.html
support.sap.com
https://me.sap.com/notes/3597355
me.sap.com
https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday
url.sap

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