XXE attack in ABAP Platform - CVE-2019-0265
Published: February 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17659
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0265
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to conduct XXE-attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted input and obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.
Affected software
ABAP Platform
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0265
Install update from vendor's website.