CVE-2018-2466 Cross-site scripting in SAP Data Services

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the SAP Data Services management console due to insufficient input validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-2466?

CVE-2018-2466 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Data Services, published on 9 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Impact and Lineage Analysis in SAP Data Services, version 4.2, the management console does not sufficiently validate user-controlled inputs, which results in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2466?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Data Services.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-2466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-44h4-j5c8-7mx9.

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