CVE-2018-2503 Missing authorization in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (ServerCore)

What is CVE-2018-2503?

CVE-2018-2503 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 11 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

By default, the SAP NetWeaver AS Java keystore service does not sufficiently restrict the access to resources that should be protected. This has been fixed in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (ServerCore versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50).

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2503?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Application Server Java.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2503 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-2018-2503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java

• CVE-2020-6287 SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-5326 SAP NetWeaver Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-2386 SAP NetWeaver SQL Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-12637 SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2016-3976 SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Exploited High 7.5

All Sap Netweaver Application Server Java vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jcw2-j9rw-pcgc.