What is CVE-2018-2462?

CVE-2018-2462 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-2462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in SAP Netweaver

CVE-2018-2462

In certain cases, BEx Web Java Runtime Export Web Service in SAP NetWeaver BI 7.30, 7.31. 7.40, 7.41, 7.50, does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-09-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% 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: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Netweaver — versions 7.30, 7.31, 7.40
SAP Netweaver Bi — versions = 7.30, = 7.31, = 7.40

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105326 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2462?: CVE-2018-2462 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-2462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.