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.

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)

EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Sap Netweaver_application_server_java — versions 7.10, 7.11, 7.20
Sap Netweaver As Java — versions = 7.10 to 7.11, = 7.20, = 7.30

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cna@sap.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@sap.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

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.