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

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and directories in SAP NetWeaver via XML External Entity injection in the Live Update application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4pw3-339g-qhfm

## 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: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver

- [CVE-2025-31324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31324/): SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-38163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38163/): SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-42999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42999/): SAP NetWeaver Deserialization (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6822/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1517/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6244 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Sap Netweaver. 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-2013-6244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.