Vulnerability in SAP Basis
CVE-2018-2478
An attacker can use specially crafted inputs to execute commands on the host of a TREX / BWA installation, SAP Basis, versions: 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 to 7.53. Not all commands are possible, only those that can be executed by the <sid>adm user. The commands executed depend upon the privileges of the <sid>adm user.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Basis — versions 7.30, 7.31, 7.40
- SAP Basis (Trex / Bwa Installation) — versions = 7.0 to 7.02, = 7.10 to 7.11, = 7.30
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105904 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-2478?
- CVE-2018-2478 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Basis. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-2478?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.