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CVE-2018-2478 — An attacker can use specially crafted inputs to execute commands on the host of

An attacker can use specially crafted inputs to execute commands on the host of a TREX / BWA installation, SAP Basis, versions: 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 to 7.53. Not all commands are possible, only those that can be executed by the <sid>adm user.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.30% (top 46.80%)
CWE
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Published
2018-11-13T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T04:21:33.607Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An attacker can use specially crafted inputs to execute commands on the host of a TREX / BWA installation, SAP Basis, versions: 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 to 7.53. Not all commands are possible, only those that can be executed by the <sid>adm user. The commands executed depend upon the privileges of the <sid>adm user.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
SAPSAP Basis (TREX / BWA installation)= 7.0 to 7.02, = 7.10 to 7.11, = 7.30, = 7.31, = 7.40, = 7.50 to 7.53

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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