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CVE-2025-42872

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.21%

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CVE-2025-42872 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Due to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, an unauthenticated attacker could inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users� browsers, allowing the attacker to steal session cookies, tokens, and other sensitive information. As a result, the vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity and no impact on availability.. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Due to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, an unauthenticated attacker could inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users� browsers, allowing the attacker to steal session cookies, tokens, and other sensitive information. As a result, the vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity and no impact on availability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.21%

11.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-42872?
Due to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, an unauthenticated attacker could inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users� browsers, allowing the attacker to steal session cookies, tokens, and other sensitive information. As a result, the vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity and no impact on availability.
How severe is CVE-2025-42872?
CVE-2025-42872 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-42872?
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Source: NVD / NIST