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CVE-2018-2494· NVD / CVE Program· CNA sap

Necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges, have been fixed in SAP Basis AS ABAP of SAP

Necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges, have been fixed in SAP Basis AS ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 700 to 750, from 750 onwards delivered as ABAP Platform.

HighCVSS 8.0 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Dec 11, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.8% · 53th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sapbusiness application software integrated solution

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sap business application software integrated solution7.00 and later · up to 7.02 inclusive
  • sap business application software integrated solution7.10 and later · up to 7.30 inclusive
  • sap business application software integrated solution7.50 and later · up to 7.53 inclusive
  • sap business application software integrated solution7.31
  • sap business application software integrated solution7.40

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (sap). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • SAP SAP Basis (ABAP Platform)

    • = 7.50 to 7.53affected

  • SAP SAP Basis (AS ABAP of SAP NetWeaver)

    • = 7.00 to 7.02, = 7.10 to 7.30, = 7.31, = 7.40affected

Same product

sap: all records

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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