CVE-2019-0249
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 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 confidenceSAP 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.
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= 3.0CVSS 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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Verify SAP Landscape Management installationLocate and inspect the SAP Landscape Management (VCM) installation directory or use SAP system management tools to confirm the component is present in the environmentAffected if SAP Landscape Management VCM 3.0 is installed and running in the environment
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Confirm installed version is 3.0Use SAP LM version reporting command, check installed software manifest, or query the VCM system information panel to retrieve the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is exactly 3.0 (matching the affected version range)
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Check network exposure of VCM interfacesReview network configuration, firewall rules, and SAP VCM service bindings to determine if management interfaces are accessible from network segments outside the trusted zoneAffected if VCM interfaces are exposed to untrusted network access
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Inspect access control configurationReview SAP role-based access control (RBAC) settings for the VCM component, check user role assignments and permission mappings in the SAP security configurationAffected 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.
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 dataRestrict 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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- 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-0249 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.
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- 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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