Advisory

On 14.06.2022 a security relevant correction has been released by SAP SE. The manufacturer resolves an issue within UI5.

SAP Note 3190675 addresses "Unsafe use of target blank in SAP Marketing Campaigns" to prevent cross-site scripting (xss) with a low risk for exploitation.

A workaround does exist, according to SAP Security Advisory team. It is advisable to implement the correction as monthly patch process, the team suggests.

Risk specification

SAP Marketing Campaigns do not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Solution

SAP Marketing Campaigns App now ensures proper content encoding to prevent XSS attacks. Circumstances exist that prevent the timely installation of a patch provided by the manufacturer. In such cases, you may consider applying the suggested workaround as a temporary or compensating mitigation: "Cross-site scripting/request forgery filter engine on IDS/IPS/firewall systems. ".

The advisory is valid for

UICUAN 160 ⁶

Releated advisories

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Notifications

Affected system UI5

CVSS 3.7

Component CEC-MKT-CPG

Patch Day2022-06

Released on2022/06/14

SAP Note 3190675

Workaround Yes

Advisory

Risk specification

Solution

Disclaimer

_{Affected system}
UI5

_CVSS
3.7

_Component
CEC-MKT-CPG

_{Patch Day}
2022-06

_{Released
on}
2022/06/14

_{SAP Note}
3190675

_Workaround
Yes