CVE-2018-2470 Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into SAP NetWeaver ABAP applications due to insufficient input encoding, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-2470?
CVE-2018-2470 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Netweaver, published on 9 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, from 7.0 to 7.02, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and from 7.50 to 7.53, applications do not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Netweaver.
How do I fix CVE-2018-2470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2470 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-2018-2470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c32f-mgwg-wv5j.