SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate.dll information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAP Internet Transaction Server and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part in the library wgate.dll. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0747. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SAP Internet Transaction Server (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part in the library wgate.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

wgate.dll in SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) 4620.2.0.323011 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information such as directory structure and operating system via incorrect parameters (1) ~service, (2) ~templatelanguage, (3) ~language, (4) ~theme, or (5) ~template, which leaks the information in the resulting error message.

The weakness was published 08/30/2003 by Martin Eiszner with SEC-CONSULT (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at websec.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0747 since 09/04/2003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11929 (SAP DB / MaxDB Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Service detection. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11395 (SAP Internet Transaction Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityfocus.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13063), Exploit-DB (23069), Tenable (11929), SecurityFocus (BID 8515†) and OSVDB (6450†). Further details are available at securityfocus.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-60 and VDB-81830. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11929
Nessus Name: SAP DB / MaxDB Detection
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Patch: securityfocus.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: websec.org
Researcher: Martin Eiszner
Organization: SEC-CONSULT
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255
X-Force: 13063 - SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate.dll information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 8515 - SAP Internet Transaction Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 9637 - SAP Internet Transaction Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6450 - SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate.dll Multiple Parameter Information Disclosure
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 4447 - SAP Internet Transaction Server Allows Access to Sensitive Information via HTTP Request, Medium

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

Created: 09/01/2003 12:26
Updated: 07/25/2025 20:43
Changes: 09/01/2003 12:26 (61), 06/07/2017 16:08 (27), 03/08/2021 16:38 (3), 12/23/2024 06:28 (17), 07/25/2025 20:43 (2)
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