VDB-125177 · CVE-2018-2468 · BID 105527

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7/16.0 Backup Server information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7/16.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Backup Server. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-2468. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7/16.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Backup Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Under certain conditions the backup server in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), versions 15.7 and 16.0, allows an attacker to access information which would otherwise be restricted.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at wiki.scn.sap.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-2468 since 12/14/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 04/01/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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 105527†). The entries VDB-125182, VDB-125175, VDB-125176 and VDB-125178 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Adaptive Server Enterprise

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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

12/14/2017 🔍
10/09/2018 +298 days 🔍
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10/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/01/2020 +539 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: wiki.scn.sap.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-2468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125177
SecurityFocus: 105527 - SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVE-2018-2468 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Created: 10/10/2018 13:19
Updated: 04/01/2020 13:01
Changes: 10/10/2018 13:19 (59), 04/01/2020 13:01 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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