# CVE-2018-2373: SQL injection in SAP HANA Extended Application Services

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute SQL statements via a specific API endpoint to retrieve system configuration information in SAP HANA Extended Application Services.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 14 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w83g-42xc-m82f

## What is CVE-2018-2373?

CVE-2018-2373 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, published on 14 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Under certain circumstances, a specific endpoint of the Controller's API could be misused by unauthenticated users to execute SQL statements that deliver information about system configuration in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, 1.0.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2373?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Hana Extended Application Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP HANA Extended Application Services

- [CVE-2015-1311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1311/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-2375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2375/): Information disclosure in SAP HANA Extended Application Services (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2376/): Information disclosure in SAP HANA Extended Application Services (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-0266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0266/): Information disclosure in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, advanced model (XS advanced) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-16680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16680/): Other in SAP HANA extended application services (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2373 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2373 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, published on 14 Feb 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-2018-2373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP HANA Extended Application Services. 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-2018-2373/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2373/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2373
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2373
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2373

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