CVE-2019-0284 XML external entity in SAP HANA

Medium 6.0 Published 10 Apr 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in SAP HANA SLD Registration to read arbitrary files or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-0284?

CVE-2019-0284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP HANA, published on 10 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SLD Registration in SAP HANA (fixed in versions 1.0, 2.0) does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source. The attacker can call SLDREG with an XML file containing a reference to an XML External Entity (XXE). This can cause SLDREG to, for example, continuously loop, read arbitrary files and even send local files.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0284?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Hana.

How do I fix CVE-2019-0284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-0284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8mqv-2m94-pj5q.