#VU17659 XXE attack in ABAP Platform - CVE-2019-0265

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#VU17659 XXE attack in ABAP Platform - CVE-2019-0265

Published: February 13, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17659
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0265
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ABAP Platform
Software vendor:
SAP

Description

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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