CVE-2018-2504 Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver AS Java (ServerCore)

What is CVE-2018-2504?

CVE-2018-2504 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published on 11 Dec 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 NetWeaver AS Java Web Container service does not validate against whitelist the HTTP host header which can result in HTTP Host Header Manipulation or Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2504?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Netweaver Application Server Java.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2504 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-2018-2504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2504 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-68g7-p6mm-52jc.