# CVE-2017-16349: XML external entity in SAP

> An attacker can exploit an XML external entity vulnerability in SAP BPC reporting to disclose information or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rf9-8x75-vvg3

## What is CVE-2017-16349?

CVE-2017-16349 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Insteon SAP, published on 2 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An exploitable XML external entity vulnerability exists in the reporting functionality of SAP BPC. A specially crafted XML request can cause an XML external entity to be referenced, resulting in information disclosure and potential denial of service. An attacker can issue authenticated HTTP requests to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16349?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business Planning and Consolidation.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-16349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-16349 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Insteon SAP

- [CVE-2023-0016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0016/): SQL Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation MS (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41268/): Privilege escalation in Business Planning and Consolidation (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-31407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31407/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-23851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23851/): File upload in Business Planning and Consolidation (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-6368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6368/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16349 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-16349 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Insteon SAP, published on 2 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Insteon SAP. 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-2017-16349/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16349/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16349
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16349
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16349

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16349/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.