SAP Netweaver 'server' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	49266
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-5263
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 19 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 14 2013 12:21PM
Credit:	Dmitriy Evdokimov, Digital Security Research Group (DSecRG)
Vulnerable:	SAP NetWeaver 7.30 SAP NetWeaver 7.10 SAP NetWeaver 7.02 SAP NetWeaver 7.01 SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP8 SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP15 SAP NetWeaver 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

SAP Netweaver 'server' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

SAP Netweaver is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

SAP Netweaver 'server' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

SAP Netweaver 'server' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for details.

SAP Netweaver 'server' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• [DSECRG-11-030] SAP NetWaver JavaMailExamples - XSS (Digital Security Research Group)
  
• SAP NetWeaver Homepage (SAP)
  
• SAP Advisory (SAP)