High severity · published Nov 13, 2018
CVE-2018-2477
Knowledge Management (XMLForms) in SAP NetWeaver, versions 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Knowledge Management (XMLForms) in SAP NetWeaver, versions 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netweaver · Sap
7.30; 7.31; 7.40; 7.50 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2477
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2477
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105901
Permissions Required
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2661740
Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=503809832
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