Allowlist Bypass in setThemeRoot() Enables Cross-Origin CSS Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
setThemeRoot() failed to enforce the sap-allowed-theme-origins allowlist. An attacker-controlled absolute cross-origin URL could be stored and used directly to construct a <link rel=stylesheet> element, even when no <meta name=sap-allowed-theme-origins> tag was present in the document. The same bypass was reachable via the ?sap-themeRoot URL parameter.Exploitation requires attacker-influenced input (e.g., a URL query parameter, tenant configuration, or user-supplied setting) to reach setThemeRoot(). A successful exploit allows an attacker to inject arbitrary CSS into the victim page, enabling:- UI redressing and clickjacking- Phishing overlays- Visual defacement- Limited data exfiltration via CSS attribute selectors targeting predictable DOM content
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44767
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hp5-q35j-vjpg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-44767 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44767 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hp5-q35j-vjpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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