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CVE-2018-2464 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver WebDynpro Java, SAP security note 2679378

SAP Note 2679378

SAP security note 2679378, "[CVE-2018-2464] Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver WebDynpro Java". Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

WebDynpro Java does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Non-permanently defacing or modifying displayed content from a website.

Stealing authentication information of the user, such as data relating to their current session.

Impersonating the user and accessing all information with the same rights as the target user.

Solution

The URL parameters are now sufficiently encoded. Please apply the patches as mentioned in the Support Packages & Patches section below.

CVSS

Score 6.1 / 10 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 2679378

Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].

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