Advisory
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SAP Note 3485284
was released on
13.08.2024 and deals with
"[CVE-2024-42374] XML injection in SAP BEx Web Java Runtime Export Web Service" within Java.
We advice you to follow the instructions, to resolve
xml injection vulnerability
with a
high potential for exploitation
in component BW-BEX-ET-WJR-EXP.
According to SAP Security Advisory team a workaround does not exist. It is advisable to implement the correction as part of maintenance.
Risk specification
BEx Web Java Runtime Export Web Service allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit malicious XML documents, allowing him to retrieve information from the system or to exhaust the number of available services, resulting in an denial of service.Solution
The applications XML parser has been upgraded to no check for vulnerable XML documents
Affected System
SAP Netweaver Application Server Java is part of the SAP NetWeaver Application Platform. It provides the complete infrastructure for deploying and running Java applications.
- The AS Java Home: SAP Netweaver Application Server Java wiki
- A dedicated SAP NetWeaver 7.40 Application Server for Java Security Guide exists.
The advisory is valid for
- BI-BASE-B 7.50
- BI-BASE-E 7.50
- BI-BASE-S 7.50
- BI-IBC 7.50
- BIWEBAPP 7.50
