Medium severity · published Oct 9, 2018
CVE-2018-2470
In SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, from 7.0 to 7.02, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and from 7.50 to 7.53, applications do not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting…
6.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, from 7.0 to 7.02, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and from 7.50 to 7.53, applications do not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netweaver · Sap
7.0 through 7.02; 7.50 through 7.53; 7.30; 7.31; 7.40 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2470
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2470
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105551
Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2684760
Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=500633095
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