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CVE-2018-2434

A content spoofing vulnerability in the following components allows to render html pages containing arbitrary plain text content, which might fool an end user: UI add-on for SAP NetWeaver (UI_Infra, 1.0), SAP UI Implementation for Decoupled Innovations (UI_700, 2.0): SAP NetWeaver 7.00 Implementation, SAP User Interface Technology (SAP_UI 7.4, 7.5, 7.51, 7.52). There is little impact as it is not possible to embed active contents such as JavaScript or hyperlinks.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from sap, from sap, from sap organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-07-10T18:29:00.967

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:03:48.430

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-345

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sap	netweaver	7.0	Yes
Application	sap	ui_infra	1.0	Yes
Application	sap	user_interface_technology	7.4	Yes
Application	sap	user_interface_technology	7.5	Yes
Application	sap	user_interface_technology	7.51	Yes
Application	sap	user_interface_technology	7.52	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105088 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2633180 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=497256000 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105088 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2633180 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=497256000 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sap's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.