Advisory

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SAP Note 2660005 was released on 14.08.2018 and deals with "[CVE-2018-2450] SQL Injection Vulnerability in SAP MaxDB/liveCache" within SAP MaxDB. We advice you to follow the instructions, to resolve sql injection (read/write) with a high potential for exploitation in component BC-DB-SDB.

According to SAP Security Advisory team a workaround does not exist. It is advisable to implement the correction as part of maintenance.

Risk specification

SAP MaxDB/liveCache allows an authentiacted DBM operator user to read, modify or delete sensitive data from the application schema in the database through SQL injection.

Solution

The implicit priviledges of the DBM operator user which allowed him to access the application schemas have been reduced to prohibit this in the future. The change is not done via configuration but MaxDB patch.

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Notifications

Affected system SAP MaxDB

CVSS 7.2

Component BC-DB-SDB

Patch Day2020-03

Released on2018/08/14

SAP Note 2660005

Workaround No

Advisory

Risk specification

Solution

Disclaimer

_{Affected system}
SAP MaxDB

_CVSS
7.2

_Component
BC-DB-SDB

_{Patch Day}
2020-03

_{Released
on}
2018/08/14

_{SAP Note}
2660005

_Workaround
No