CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-2415

Encoding Error

Published: May 09, 2018 | Modified: Oct 09, 2019
CVSS 3.x
4.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Web Container and HTTP Service (Engine API, from 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50; J2EE Engine Server Core 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50) do not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, resulting in a content spoofing vulnerability when error pages are displayed.

Weakness

The product does not properly encode or decode the data, resulting in unexpected values.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Netweaver_java_web_container_and_http_service_engine Sap 7.10 (including) 7.10 (including)
Netweaver_java_web_container_and_http_service_engine Sap 7.11 (including) 7.11 (including)
Netweaver_java_web_container_and_http_service_engine Sap 7.30 (including) 7.30 (including)
Netweaver_java_web_container_and_http_service_engine Sap 7.31 (including) 7.31 (including)
Netweaver_java_web_container_and_http_service_engine Sap 7.40 (including) 7.40 (including)
Netweaver_java_web_container_and_http_service_engine Sap 7.50 (including) 7.50 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Assume all input is malicious. Use an “accept known good” input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
  • When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, “boat” may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as “red” or “blue.”
  • Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code’s environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.

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