CVE-2013-7360
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in SAP adminadapter allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceArbitrary file read/write vulnerability in SAP adminadapter component allows remote unauthenticated attackers to access or modify files outside the intended directory via unspecified vectors, likely indicating a path traversal or file inclusion flaw.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if SAP adminadapter component is installedReview running SAP processes and installed components to determine if the adminadapter module is present on the systemAffected if The adminadapter component is found installed or running on the system
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Check adminadapter network exposureReview firewall rules, network configurations, and SAP gateway settings to determine if adminadapter interfaces are exposed to network or accessible remotelyAffected if Adminadapter interfaces are exposed to untrusted networks or accessible from outside the local system
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Verify authentication enforcement on adminadapter endpointsInspect SAP authentication configuration and access controls on adminadapter URLs or interfaces to determine if unauthenticated access is permittedAffected if Adminadapter endpoints allow access without requiring authentication credentials
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Confirm adminadapter service statusCheck if the adminadapter service or module is actively running or enabled on the SAP systemAffected if The adminadapter service is running and enabled on the system
A system is affected if the SAP adminadapter component is installed and exposed to network access without proper authentication controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply SAP security patches for this vulnerability immediately; restrict network access to adminadapter interfaces and ensure proper authentication is enforced on administrative endpoints.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-7360 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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