CVE-2018-2469
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 SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), versions 15.7 and 16.0, 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 Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) versions 15.7 and 16.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability allowing unauthorized access to restricted data under certain conditions. The CVSS 7.5 score indicates a high-severity authorization bypass issue in this enterprise database system.
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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= 15.7= 16.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify SAP ASE installation and versionConnect to the SAP ASE server using isql, dsedit, or a database client and run the version command (e.g., 'select @@version' or 'sp_version') to retrieve the installed SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise version numberAffected if The returned version is exactly 15.7 or exactly 16.0
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Confirm the exact version numberReview the full version string output from the previous step to verify the precise minor version (e.g., 15.7 Build #12345 vs 15.7 SP100)Affected if The version shows 15.7 or 16.0 as the base release version, even with additional build or patch identifiers
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Check for restricted data access controlsReview the ASE user permissions and role assignments using system procedures (e.g., sp_helprotect, sp_helpuser) to identify what data access users with limited privileges currently haveAffected if Users with restricted permissions can potentially access data they should not be authorized to view due to the authorization bypass condition
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Verify ASE configuration settingsExamine ASE configuration parameters related to security and permissions using 'sp_configure' or by reviewing the configuration filesAffected if Non-default security settings that control data access restrictions may be present, indicating the vulnerable configuration state
A user is affected if SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise version 15.7 or 16.0 is installed and users with restricted permissions can access data they should not be able to see, indicating the authorization bypass is present.
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 CVE-2018-2469 and review ASE user permissions and access controls to ensure the restricted information remains protected.
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- Review / QA4.0 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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