CVE-2018-2417
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 · uneditedUnder certain conditions, the SAP Identity Management 8.0 (pass of type ToASCII) allows an attacker to access information which would otherwise be restricted.
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 confidenceSAP Identity Management 8.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability related to the handling of 'pass of type ToASCII' (likely a credential/password mechanism). Under certain conditions, an attacker can bypass restrictions and access information that should be protected.
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= 8.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 Identity Management versionCheck the installed version of SAP Identity Management in the system (typically via SAP system info, deployment metadata, or SAP MII version check). Compare against the affected version: 8.0Affected if Installed version is exactly 8.0
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Identify ToASCII pass configurationsLocate configurations related to 'pass of type ToASCII' within the SAP Identity Management system. This may be found in identity management XML config files, pass configuration settings, or credential handling modules.Affected if ToASCII pass configurations exist in the system
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Review access control settings for ToASCIIInspect access control lists (ACLs) or role-based access settings that govern who can create, modify, or view ToASCII pass entries. Check both UI-based access controls and database-level permissions.Affected if Access controls are missing, overly permissive, or can be bypassed for ToASCII pass handling
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Check for unauthenticated or low-privilege access pathsTest or inspect whether the ToASCII pass handling functionality can be accessed by users with limited privileges or without proper authentication. Review service endpoints or APIs that handle ToASCII operations.Affected if Users with insufficient privileges can access ToASCII pass information or functionality
A user is affected if they run SAP Identity Management version 8.0 with ToASCII pass configurations in place and those configurations lack proper access controls that could be bypassed.
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 the relevant SAP security patch for this vulnerability and review access controls for ToASCII pass configurations in the Identity Management system.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-2417 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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