# CVE-2018-2474: Cross-site request forgery in SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP HCM (Approve Leave Request, version 2)

> An attacker can trick authenticated users into sending unintended requests in SAP Fiori HCM due to insufficient CSRF protection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mvm-9rrh-j4gc

## What is CVE-2018-2474?

CVE-2018-2474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP HCM (Approve Leave Request, version 2), 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

SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP HCM (Approve Leave Request, version 2) application allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user to send unintended request to the web server. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protection.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2474?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Fiori.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP HCM (Approve Leave Request, version 2)

- [CVE-2023-24528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24528/): Missing authorization in Fiori apps 1.0 for travel management in SAP ERP (My Travel Requests) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-6266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6266/): Open redirect in SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-25643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25643/): Missing authorization check in SAP Fiori app (My Overtime Requests) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP HCM (Approve Leave Request, version 2), 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP HCM (Approve Leave Request, version 2). 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-2018-2474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2474/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2474

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