Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU36779
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2450
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.
SAP MaxDB (liveCache), versions 7.8 and 7.9, allows an attacker who gets DBM operator privileges to execute crafted database queries and therefore read, modify or delete sensitive data from database.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMaxDB: 7.8 - 7.9
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105063
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2660005
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=499352742
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.