SecurityReason - SAP Web Application Server XSS Security Vulnerability

Advisory Text :

Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-023

Application: SAP Web Application Server
Versions Affected: Version 7.0
Vendor URL: http://SAP.com
Bugs: XSS
Exploits: YES
Reported: 25.01.2008
Vendor response: 25.01.2008
Date of Public Advisory: 21.05.2008
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG]
(research [at] dsec [dot] ru)

Description
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SAP Web Application Server system has Linked XSS security vulnerability

Details
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Linked XSS vulnerability found in URL /sap/bc/gui/sap/its/webgui/ attacker
can inject XSS in URL string

also Web Dynpro ABAP and for BSP are vulnerable.

Example:

http://[server]:8000/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/webgui/aaaaaaa"><img/src=javascr
ipt:alert('DSECRG_XSS')>

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Fix Information
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The issue has been solved in the ICF system login and as such it is not
only relevant for the Web GUI, but also for Web Dynpro

ABAP and for BSP
Customers can download patches following the solution is documented in SAP
note 1136770

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