Landscape ManagementApplication · Sap

CVE-2019-0249

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-01-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Under certain conditions SAP Landscape Management (VCM 3.0) 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 confidence

SAP Landscape Management (VCM 3.0) contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to restricted information under certain conditions. The flaw enables attackers to bypass access controls and retrieve sensitive data that should be protected.

MitigationRestrict network access to SAP Landscape Management interfaces and apply the relevant SAP security patch when available. Review and enforce role-based access controls (RBAC) for the VCM component.

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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
Landscape ManagementApplication
Affected:= 3.0

CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Verify SAP Landscape Management installation
    Locate and inspect the SAP Landscape Management (VCM) installation directory or use SAP system management tools to confirm the component is present in the environment
    Affected if SAP Landscape Management VCM 3.0 is installed and running in the environment
  2. Confirm installed version is 3.0
    Use SAP LM version reporting command, check installed software manifest, or query the VCM system information panel to retrieve the exact version number
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0 (matching the affected version range)
  3. Check network exposure of VCM interfaces
    Review network configuration, firewall rules, and SAP VCM service bindings to determine if management interfaces are accessible from network segments outside the trusted zone
    Affected if VCM interfaces are exposed to untrusted network access
  4. Inspect access control configuration
    Review SAP role-based access control (RBAC) settings for the VCM component, check user role assignments and permission mappings in the SAP security configuration
    Affected if RBAC is not properly enforced or can be bypassed for sensitive data access

Environment is affected if SAP Landscape Management VCM version 3.0 is installed and its interfaces are network-accessible with insufficient access control enforcement.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict network access to SAP Landscape Management interfaces and apply the relevant SAP security patch when available. Review and enforce role-based access controls (RBAC) for the VCM component.

Fix this in Landscape Management Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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