# CVE-2019-0283: Security feature bypass in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (Adapter Engine)

> Attackers can spoof XML signatures to send altered requests to SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, bypassing integrity checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-498x-38mj-f75g

## What is CVE-2019-0283?

CVE-2019-0283 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (Adapter Engine), published on 10 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (Adapter Engine), fixed in versions 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50; is vulnerable to Digital Signature Spoofing. It is possible to spoof XML signatures and send arbitrary requests to the server via PI Axis adapter. These requests will be accepted by the PI Axis adapter even if the payload has been altered, especially when the signed element is the body of the xml document.

Weakness: CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0283?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Process Integration.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (Adapter Engine)

- [CVE-2022-41272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41272/): Missing authorization in NetWeaver Process Integration (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-41271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41271/): SQL injection in NetWeaver Process Integration (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2021-27604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27604/): XML external entity in SAP Process Integration (Enterprise Service Repository JAVA Mappings) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-0315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0315/): Information disclosure in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration(SAP XIESR) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0328/): Command injection in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration ABAP tests (SAP Basis) (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0283 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (Adapter Engine), published on 10 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (Adapter Engine). 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-2019-0283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0283

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