XXE in SAP Hana

CVE-2019-0284

SLD Registration in SAP HANA (fixed in versions 1.0, 2.0) does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an untrusted source. The attacker can call SLDREG with an XML file containing a reference to an XML External Entity (XXE). This can cause SLDREG to, for example, continuously loop, read arbitrary files and even send local files.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% 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-2019-0284: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0284?
CVE-2019-0284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Hana, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2019-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-0284?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.