9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6818
SAP Business Intelligence SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

SQL injection vulnerability in SAP Business Intelligence platform before January 2017 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, modify data, cause a denial of service (data deletion), or launch administrative operations or possibly OS commands via a crafted SQL query. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2361633.

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 10, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6818 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sap business_intelligence_platform
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6818.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97661 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-january-2017/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6818 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6818 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://erpscan.com/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-january-2017/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-january-2017/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://erpscan.com/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-january-2017/ No Types Assigned https://erpscan.com/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-january-2017/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97661 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97661 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_intelligence_platform:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97661 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} 0.00%

score

0.51476

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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