CVE-2019-0238
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 · uneditedSAP Commerce (previously known as SAP Hybris Commerce), before version 6.7, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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 confidenceSAP Commerce (formerly Hybris Commerce) before version 6.7 contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to insufficient encoding of user-controlled inputs. An attacker could inject malicious JavaScript into web pages that would execute in the victim's browser when the unencoded input is rendered.
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< 6.7CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 Commerce installation versionLocate the manifest or version file in the Hybris installation directory, typically in the config/version.properties or hybris/bin/platform/build.number file. Alternatively, access the HAC (Hybris Administration Console) and navigate to Platform > Version to view the installed version.Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 6.7 (for example, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, etc.)
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Verify web module availabilityConfirm that web modules such as the Accelerator storefront, Backoffice, or HAC are deployed and accessible. Check the Tomcat webapps directory under hybris/bin/platform/tomcat/webapps for deployed WAR files.Affected if Web applications are accessible and running on versions prior to 6.7
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Identify user input endpointsReview the deployed application's URL patterns and parameters. Look for query parameters, form inputs, or path variables in accessible URLs that could accept user-controlled data.Affected if The application accepts user input through URL parameters, form fields, or other request parameters without explicit evidence of output encoding
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Check input handling configurationInspect the web.xml deployment descriptor and any custom filter configurations for input validation or encoding filters. Look for presence of CSRF filters, XSS protection filters, or input validation components.Affected if No input validation or output encoding filters are explicitly configured, or legacy filters are in use that may not properly encode reflected input
Your environment is affected if SAP Commerce/Hybris version is below 6.7 AND web interfaces that accept user input are exposed and render that input without proper encoding.
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 data6.7
Upgrade SAP Commerce to version 6.7 or later, or apply available security patches; implement proper input validation and output encoding as a defense-in-depth measure.
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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-2019-0238 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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