CVE-2018-2372
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 · uneditedA plain keystore password is written to a system log file in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, 1.0, which could endanger confidentiality of SSL communication.
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 · high confidenceIn SAP HANA Extended Application Services (XS) 1.0, the keystore password used for SSL/TLS communications is being written in plaintext to system log files. This exposes the password to anyone with access to those logs, potentially allowing attackers to compromise SSL confidentiality.
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 data= 1.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify SAP HANA XS versionExecute 'HDB version' or check SAP HANA studio for the XS Advanced version installed. For XS 1.0, the version will be labeled as 1.0.Affected if The installed version is SAP HANA XS 1.0 specifically.
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Locate SAP HANA system log directoriesNavigate to the SAP HANA default log paths: $SAPSYSTEMNAME/$(hostname)/trace/ or /usr/sap/<SID>/HDB<instance>/<hostname>/trace/Affected if Log directories exist and are accessible for review.
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Search logs for keystore password patternsUse grep or similar tool to search log files for patterns such as 'keystore', 'ssl', 'password', 'ks.pwd', and file paths containing '.jks' or 'KeyStore'. Example: grep -r 'keystore' *.logAffected if Any log file contains plaintext keystore passwords, SSL key passwords, or references to keystore file paths with associated password strings.
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Inspect XS trace files for XS-specific loggingCheck XS application server trace files in the /usr/sap/<SID>/XS|XS2 directory for entries containing 'KeystorePassword' or 'ssl' configuration with visible password values.Affected if XS-specific trace logs contain plaintext keystore credentials.
You are affected if running SAP HANA XS 1.0 AND any system or XS trace logs contain plaintext keystore passwords or SSL-related credentials.
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 dataIdentify and remove the logging statement that writes the keystore password to logs, then rotate the exposed keystore password to prevent continued exposure.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
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