CVE-2013-6244 XML external entity in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6244?

CVE-2013-6244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 24 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Live Update webdynpro application (webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/tc~slm~ui_lup/LUP) in SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and directories via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-6244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4pw3-339g-qhfm.