CVE-2017-8913 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

65%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

106%

The Visual Composer VC70RUNTIME component in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document in a request to irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.visualcomposer.BIKit.default, aka SAP Security Note 2386873.

The Visual Composer VC70RUNTIME component in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document in a request to irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.visualcomposer.BIKit.default, aka SAP Security Note 2386873.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 7 years ago

2017-05-23 04:29:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-12-10 19:29:00

Affected Software

SAP NetWeaver 7.5

7.5

References

https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-17-007-sap-netweaver-java-7-5-xxe-visual-composer-vc70runtime/

https://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-cyber-threat-intelligence-report-february-2017/

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