CVE-2019-0369
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 Financial Consolidation, before versions 10.0 and 10.1, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, which allows an attacker to execute scripts by uploading files containing malicious scripts, leading to reflected cross site scripting 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 Financial Consolidation fails to properly encode user-controlled inputs during file upload operations, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into uploaded files. When other users view or process these files, the embedded scripts execute in their browsers, leading to reflected cross-site scripting.
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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= 10.0= 10.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Financial Consolidation installationLocate the SAP Financial Consolidation installation directory and check for version information files or use SAP system information utilities to determine the installed version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.0 or 10.1, as these are the affected versions listed.
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Confirm exact version numberQuery the SAP Financial Consolidation version through the SAP management console, about screen, or version information file in the installation directory.Affected if The version returned is 10.0 or 10.1, matching the affected version range.
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Verify file upload functionality is enabledAccess the SAP Financial Consolidation web interface or administrative console and check the configuration settings for file upload capabilities, looking for options related to import, upload, or file processing features.Affected if File upload or import functionality is enabled and accessible to users, as the vulnerability exploits this feature.
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Inspect file upload request handlingIf you have access, examine the HTTP requests and responses when using the file upload feature through a test account. Look for how uploaded files are processed and whether user input appears unmodified in responses.Affected if Uploaded file content or metadata is reflected back in the application response without encoding, indicating the vulnerability is present.
You are affected if SAP Financial Consolidation version 10.0 or 10.1 is installed AND the file upload feature is enabled, as the XSS vulnerability requires both conditions to be exploitable.
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 dataUpgrade to SAP Financial Consolidation version 10.0 or 10.1 which contains the fix for proper input encoding. Until then, disable or restrict file upload functionality and implement additional web application firewall rules.
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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-2019-0369 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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