SAP HANA DB 1.00.73.00.389160 Web-Based Development Workbench Username cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in SAP HANA DB 1.00.73.00.389160. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web-Based Development Workbench. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-7728. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SAP HANA DB 1.00.73.00.389160 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web-Based Development Workbench. The manipulation of the argument Username with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user creation in the Web-based Development Workbench in SAP HANA DB 1.00.73.00.389160 (NewDB100_REL) allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username, aka SAP Security Note 2153898.

The weakness was released 10/15/2015 as 2153898 as confirmed security note (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at onapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7728 since 10/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-78489 and VDB-78490. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Database Software

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• SAP

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• HANA DB

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• 1.00.73.00.389160

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

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