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CVE-2026-44767 — setThemeRoot() failed to enforce the sap-allowed-theme-origins allowlist

Medium CVSS 6.1

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

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.1 (3.1)
Published
2026-07-14
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-79

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Matched remediation archetype

Cross-site scripting and unsafe browser output

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Check exposure

  • Trace reflected, stored, and DOM-derived untrusted values into HTML, attributes, URLs, styles, scripts, and client-side template sinks.
  • Identify affected origins, authenticated user roles, sensitive browser capabilities, and where content is shared across tenants.
  • Review framework escaping, rich-text sanitization, legacy templates, and client-side rendering paths.

Remediate safely

  • Use context-aware framework output encoding and safe DOM APIs; keep untrusted data out of executable contexts.
  • Sanitize intentionally supported markup with a maintained allowlist policy and validate URLs and attributes separately.
  • Update affected rendering components and add tests for every output context using inert sentinel markup.

Authoritative sources

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