Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister convincing domain
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DeliveryHost malicious page embedding target SAPUI5 iframe
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ExploitBypass frame options allowlist origin validation
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ExecutionPhish authenticated SAP user to malicious page
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PersistVictim clicks manipulated UI element
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ImpactUnintended SAPUI5 action executed as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Hardware access control
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires three conditions to align: first, the target SAPUI5 application must have the frame options allowlist feature configured (the vulnerability is in this specific feature's origin validation logic); second, the victim must hold an active authenticated session with the SAPUI5 application at the time of visiting the attacker's page; third, the victim must actively interact with UI elements on the attacker's page (UI:R - passive visit alone is insufficient). What limits exploitation: the attacker cannot force the victim to visit the malicious page; the impact ceiling is low integrity only (no data theft, no persistent compromise beyond the victim's own session); and the victim's permissions within SAPUI5 bound the blast radius of any induced action. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.3 (Medium) rating with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N accurately reflects the constrained real-world impact. Exploitation requires a social engineering step (luring an authenticated SAP user to a malicious page and inducing interaction), which substantially limits scalability and automation. The PR:N metric reflects the attacker's perspective - no attacker account is needed - but the victim must hold a valid session. The scope is unchanged (S:U), so the attacker cannot pivot beyond the victim's current SAPUI5 session permissions. No public exploit code has been identified, no CISA KEV listing exists, and EPSS data is unavailable in the provided input. Given the low integrity-only impact ceiling and the UI:R requirement, this is a low operational priority for most organizations; it becomes moderate priority for SAP deployments where SAPUI5 applications handle sensitive business transactions that could be abused via inadvertent user action. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a convincing-looking domain and hosts a page that embeds the target company's SAPUI5 application in a transparent or styled iframe, exploiting the allowlist validation bypass to avoid the frame protection mechanism. A phishing email or malicious link directs an authenticated SAP user to this page; when the victim clicks what appears to be a legitimate UI element, they are actually interacting with the SAPUI5 application underneath, causing an unintended business action such as approving a transaction or changing a configuration value. No public proof-of-concept has been identified, but the technique is a well-understood variant of clickjacking and requires no specialized tooling. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 08, 2026
SAPUI5's frame options allowlist feature insufficiently validates parent frame origins, enabling a framing-based social engineering attack against authenticated SAP users. An unauthenticated attacker can host a malicious page that embeds a SAPUI5 application in an iframe while bypassing the configured origin allowlist, then lure an authenticated victim into interacting with it to trigger unintended in-application actions. Impact is limited to low integrity - no confidentiality or availability consequences - and no public exploit or active exploitation (KEV) has been identified.
RemediationAI
Apply the patch released by SAP as documented in SAP Note 3783189 (me.sap.com/notes/3783189), available via the SAP Security Patch Day portal at url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday. Exact patched version numbers are not disclosed in the available advisory data, so customers should consult SAP Note 3783189 directly for version-specific guidance. As a compensating control prior to patching, organizations can restrict access to SAPUI5 applications to trusted internal networks or VPN-only endpoints, reducing the attacker's ability to host a malicious framing page reachable by authenticated users. Additionally, enforcing strict Content Security Policy (CSP) frame-ancestors directives at the web server or reverse proxy layer can provide an independent framing defense layer, though this should not substitute for the vendor patch.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SAPUI5 (SAP's JavaScript UI framework based on OpenUI5) provides a frame options feature that attempts to prevent clickjacking by validating the parent frame's origin against a developer-configured allowlist. CWE-1289 (Improper Validation of Consistency within Input) describes the root cause: the allowlist check is not applied consistently or thoroughly enough, allowing a crafted parent frame to satisfy or circumvent the validation. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sapui5(frame_options_allowlist):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms all version ranges of SAPUI5 with this feature configured are affected. This is functionally analogous to a clickjacking protection bypass - the frame guard mechanism fails to enforce the intended same-origin or allow-listed-origin policy for embedded SAPUI5 content.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Vendor-provided vector is accurate: no attacker privileges needed, active victim interaction required, low integrity-only impact, no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (sap).
CVSS VectorVendor: sap
DescriptionCVE.org
SAP UI5 does not sufficiently validate the parent frame's origin against the configured allowlist. An unauthenticated attacker could host a malicious page to bypass framing restrictions. If an authenticated victim visits the attacker's page and interacts with it, the attacker could trick the victim into performing unintended actions, resulting in a low impact on integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality and availability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EUVD-2026-72588
GHSA-6p8v-3qw2-gh8w
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