SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP DoS (April 2024)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193210

Synopsis

The remote SAP NetWeaver ABAP server may be affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote SAP NetWeaver ABAP server may be affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. The ABAP Application Server of SAP NetWeaver as well as ABAP Platform allows an attacker to prevent legitimate users from accessing a service, either by crashing or flooding the service. This leads to a considerable impact on availability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f4fc1842

https://me.sap.com/notes/3359778

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193210

File Name: sap_netweaver_as_abap_apr_2024.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/11/2024

Updated: 4/12/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-30218

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sap:netweaver_application_server

Required KB Items: installed_sw/SAP Netweaver Application Server (AS), Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-30218

IAVA: 2024-A-0209