What is CVE-2018-2491?

CVE-2018-2491 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Fiori Client, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-2491?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in SAP Fiori Client

CVE-2018-2491

When opening a deep link URL in SAP Fiori Client with log level set to "Debug", the client application logs the URL to the log file. If this URL contains malicious JavaScript code it can eventually run inside the built-in log viewer of the application in case user opens the viewer and taps on the hyperlink in the viewer. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sap Fiori_client
Sap Fiori Client — versions < 1.11.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2491?: CVE-2018-2491 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Fiori Client, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-2491?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.