{"id":"CVE-2018-2478","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-2478","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:05:03.121Z","title":"An attacker can use specially crafted inputs to execute commands on the host of a TREX / BWA installation, SAP Basis, versions: 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 to 7.53.","description":"An attacker can use specially crafted inputs to execute commands on the host of a TREX / BWA installation, SAP Basis, versions: 7.0 to 7.02, 7.10 to 7.11, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50 to 7.53. Not all commands are possible, only those that can be executed by the <sid>adm user. The commands executed depend upon the privileges of the <sid>adm user.","published":"2018-11-13T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:55:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cna@sap.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["sap/basis"],"epss":{"score":0.01831,"percentile":0.78763,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105904","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2675696","tags":["Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=503809832","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105904","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2675696","tags":["Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=503809832","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2478","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}