# CVE-2019-0403: Command injection in SAP Enable Now

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious CSV files in SAP Enable Now, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpvg-r6vh-56w3

## What is CVE-2019-0403?

CVE-2019-0403 is a critical command injection vulnerability in SAP Enable Now, published on 11 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Enable Now, before version 1911, allows an attacker to input commands into the CSV files, which will be executed when opened, leading to CSV Command Injection.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0403?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Enable Now.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0403 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Enable Now

- [CVE-2019-0341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0341/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Enable Now (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-0404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0404/): Information disclosure in SAP Enable Now (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0405/): Information disclosure in SAP Enable Now (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-0385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0385/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Enable Now (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-33988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33988/): Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in SAP Enable Now (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0403 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0403 is a critical command injection vulnerability in SAP Enable Now, published on 11 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Enable Now. 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-2019-0403/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0403/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0403
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0403
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0403

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0403/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.