XSS in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2018-2452

The logon application of SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.10 to 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-2452: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2452?
CVE-2018-2452 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-2452?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-2452 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.