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NetWeaver Enterprise Portal EUVDEUVD-2026-98197

| CVE-2026-89117 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-13 sap GHSA-92g9-m5wx-5h9h
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: sap
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious URL with script in parameter
  2. Delivery
    Deliver link to portal user via phishing
  3. Exploit
    Victim opens crafted URL in authenticated session
  4. Execution
    Reflected script executes in victim browser
  5. Impact
    Steal session data, alter content, or redirect user

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an attacker to deliver a crafted URL containing a malicious script in a vulnerable URL parameter of the SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, and a legitimate portal user must actively visit that URL (UI:R) for the reflected payload to execute in their browser. No attacker authentication is required (PR:N), but the dependency on user interaction via social engineering (phishing/malicious link) is the primary limiting factor; impact is further bounded to the victim's browser session (session theft, content manipulation, redirection) with no availability impact. The specific vulnerable parameter/feature is not named in the description.

Impact

This is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). The provided vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack that nevertheless REQUIRES user interaction (UI:R) - the victim must open an attacker-crafted URL - and yields only low confidentiality and low integrity impact with a changed scope (the payload executes in the victim's browser rather than the server). No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC indicator was supplied in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The signals are internally consistent: the MEDIUM CVSS correctly reflects a user-interaction-gated, limited-impact issue rather than a wormable server-side RCE. Realistic priority is moderate - meaningful for SAP-heavy enterprises because portal sessions can grant access to sensitive business functions, but this is not a drop-everything issue absent exploitation telemetry. Note: no EPSS/KEV/POC data was provided (not confirmed absent, simply not in the input), so exploitation-probability signals could not be weighed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a URL to the SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal containing a malicious script in a vulnerable parameter and delivers it to a portal user via phishing email or a malicious link. When the authenticated user clicks the link, the reflected script executes in their browser session, allowing the attacker to steal session cookies/tokens, alter displayed portal content, or redirect the user. No public exploit was identified in the provided data, so this scenario is inferred from the description and CVSS vector.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Reflected cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject a malicious script into a URL parameter that is reflected back in the server response, where it executes in the browser of any portal user who opens the crafted link. Exploitation depends on user interaction (CVSS 3.1 base 6.1, MEDIUM, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), and can result in theft of session information, manipulation of portal content, or redirection of the victim. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix referenced in SAP Security Note 3779985, available through the SAP Security Patch Day channel (https://me.sap.com/notes/3779985, https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday) - patch availability is per vendor advisory, and no specific patched version or support package level is disclosed in the available data, so verify the applicable release against the note before closing the finding. Where immediate upgrade is not possible, reduce exposure with layered controls: deploy WAF or reverse-proxy rules that block script-bearing payloads in reflected portal parameters (effective against commodity attempts but bypassable with obfuscation and prone to false positives on legitimate content), set session cookies with HttpOnly, Secure, and an appropriate SameSite attribute so a successful XSS cannot trivially read them (limits session theft but does not prevent DOM manipulation or redirects), and enforce a Content-Security-Policy that disallows inline and untrusted script sources for the portal origin (strong mitigation, though it can break existing portal JavaScript and requires testing). Because exploitation is entirely user-interaction dependent, reinforce phishing awareness for portal users and consider mail/link filtering to block crafted URLs, while prioritizing server-side output encoding of the affected parameter as the durable fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal EP-ADMIN 7.50

Affected Packages

euvd sap_netweaver_enterprise_portal_ep_admin no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic reflected cross-site scripting issue (CWE-79): the portal accepts attacker-controlled input through a URL parameter and includes it in the generated HTTP response without adequate output encoding or input sanitization, so the browser interprets the injected markup as script belonging to the portal's origin. Because all major input handling in this class of bug is server-side and the request is unauthenticated (PR:N), any reachable portal endpoint that echoes the parameter is a delivery vector, but the victim must first be lured into visiting the crafted URL (UI:R). The CVSS scope change (S:C) reflects that the injected script runs in the security context of the SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal origin rather than a sandboxed component, giving it access to that origin's DOM and any non-HttpOnly session material; the metric profile caps impact at low confidentiality and low integrity with no availability effect, consistent with session theft, content tampering, and redirects. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sap_netweaver_enterprise_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version, indicating the advisory does not enumerate discrete affected builds in the available data, and the specific vulnerable parameter or portal feature is not named in the description, so defenders should treat any reflective, user-supplied parameter on the portal as a candidate until SAP's note is reviewed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (sap) PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Network-reachable reflected XSS needing no attacker auth (PR:N) but victim click (UI:R); browser-context execution changes scope (S:C) with low C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (sap).

CVSS VectorVendor: sap

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts into a URL parameter. The scripts are reflected in the server response and executed in a user's browser when the crafted URL is visited, leading to theft of session information, manipulation of portal content, or user redirection. This results in a low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no impact on availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
High
SAP NetWeaver Portal is widely deployed across large enterprise environments
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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