What is CVE-2018-2420?

CVE-2018-2420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Internet Graphics Server, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-2420?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in SAP Internet Graphics Server

CVE-2018-2420

SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS), 7.20, 7.20EXT, 7.45, 7.49, 7.53, allows an attacker to upload any file (including script files) without proper file format validation.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-05-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.001

Affected products

SAP Internet Graphics Server — versions 7.20, 7.20ext, 7.45
SAP Se Internet Graphics Server (Igs) — versions 7.20, 7.20EXT, 7.45

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
blogs.sap.com/2018/05/08/sap-security-patch-day-may-2018/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104108 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2420?: CVE-2018-2420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Internet Graphics Server, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-2420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.