CVE-2018-2477

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Published Nov 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SAP

Knowledge Management (XMLForms) in SAP NetWeaver

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`= 7.30`	affected	—
`= 7.31`	affected	—
`= 7.40`	affected	—
`= 7.50`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.30:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.31:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.40:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.50:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-14332	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.732% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105901
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2661740
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=503809832

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sap Netweaver

Weaknesses

CWE-91

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: sap
Published: Nov 13, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: Dec 15, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 13, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:55 AM

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