CVE-2018-2492
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents...
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.
- Record
CVE-2018-2492- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.
- Record
CVE-2018-2492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-14347 No score
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.
- Record
EUVD-2018-14347- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p72f-5p6w-9jjp
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents...
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.
- Record
GHSA-p72f-5p6w-9jjp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-2492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, published December 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.