8.0
HIGH
CVE-2018-2494
SAP NetWeaver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges, have been fixed in SAP Basis AS ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 700 to 750, from 750 onwards delivered as ABAP Platform.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2018, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-2494 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_application_software_integrated_solution
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-2018-2494.

URL Resource
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2698996 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=508559699 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-2494 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-2494 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-285 CWE-285 CWE-863
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=508559699 No Types Assigned https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=508559699 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2698996 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2698996 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-285
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.00 up to (including) 7.02 *cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.10 up to (including) 7.30 *cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:7.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_application_software_integrated_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.50 up to (including) 7.53
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.40900

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability