VDB-114589 · CVE-2018-2397 · BID 103373

SAP Business Intelligence 4.00/4.10/4.20/4.30 Management Console cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SAP Business Intelligence 4.00/4.10/4.20/4.30 (Business Process Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform, 4.00, 4.10, 4.20, 4.30, the Central Management Console (CMC) does not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs which results in Cross-Site Scripting.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was shared 03/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at blogs.sap.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-2397 since 12/15/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/21/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103373†). The entries VDB-114588, VDB-114590, VDB-114591 and VDB-114592 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Business Process Management Software

Vendor

Name

Business Intelligence

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
CNA Vector (SAP SE): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/15/2017 🔍
03/13/2018 +88 days 🔍
03/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2023 +1804 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: blogs.sap.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-2397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114589
SecurityFocus: 103373 - SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform CVE-2018-2397 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2018 07:45 AM
Updated: 02/21/2023 08:24 PM
Changes: 03/15/2018 07:45 AM (60), 01/13/2020 04:53 PM (4), 02/05/2021 09:47 AM (2), 02/21/2023 08:24 PM (12)
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