# CVE-2008-0244: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on SAP MaxDB by injecting shell metacharacters into specific database commands.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8c7-xxh7-qrh7

## What is CVE-2008-0244?

CVE-2008-0244 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP MaxDB 7.6.03 build 007 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via "&&" and other shell metacharacters in exec_sdbinfo and other unspecified commands, which are executed when MaxDB invokes cons.exe.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Maxdb.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0244 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0244 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SAP MaxDB 7.6.03.07 - Remote Command Execution (exploitdb)
- SAP MaxDB cons.exe Remote Command Injection (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-1185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1185/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0307/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-2450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2450/): SQL injection in SAP MaxDB (liveCache) (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-0306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0306/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2008-1810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1810/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0244 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0244 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0244

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