CVE-2018-2403 Missing authorization in SAP Disclosure Management

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authorized user can access restricted chapter data in SAP Disclosure Management by manipulating chapter type pointers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-2403?

CVE-2018-2403 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Disclosure Management, published on 10 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Under certain conditions, SAP Disclosure Management 10.1 allows an attacker to access information which would otherwise be restricted. It is possible for an authorized user to get SAP Disclosure Management to point a specific chapter type to a chapter the user has not been given access to.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2403?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Disclosure Management.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2018-2403 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f456-7m27-wjmp.

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