# CVE-2018-2360: Missing authorization in SAP Startup Service

> Attackers can consume file system storage without authentication, leading to denial of service in SAP Startup Service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jrj-4gj5-f734

## What is CVE-2018-2360?

CVE-2018-2360 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Startup Service, published on 9 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Startup Service, SAP KERNEL 7.45, 7.49, and 7.52, is missing an authentication check for functionalities that require user identity and cause consumption of file system storage.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2360?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Sap Kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Startup Service

- [CVE-2017-16689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16689/): Auth bypass in Trusted RFC connection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-0365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0365/): Denial of service in SAP GUI for Java (BC-FES-JAV) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-2433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2433/): Denial of service in SAP Gateway (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-5997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5997/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-9594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9594/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2360 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2360 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Startup Service, published on 9 Jan 2018. 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-2018-2360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Startup Service. 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-2018-2360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2360/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2360
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2360
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2360

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