Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
SAP CRM has a path traversal flaw that can let a highly privileged attacker make the system pass parent-directory path characters to file APIs. The technical score is medium, but CISA KEV status means known exploitation has occurred and exposed SAP CRM environments need prompt attention.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for any affected SAP CRM instance, despite the medium base score. KEV status changes the business urgency because exploitation is confirmed and SAP CRM commonly supports sensitive customer and operational workflows.
Technical view
CVE-2018-2380 affects SAP CRM 7.01, 7.02, 7.30, 7.31, 7.33, and 7.54. It is CWE-22 path traversal caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied path information. CVSS 3.1 is 6.6: network reachable, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed SAP CRM versions. Risk is highest where SAP CRM is reachable over networks used by many administrators, partners, or remote users. High privileges are required, so compromised or misused privileged accounts are the most plausible entry point.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV marks this CVE as known exploited. The source bundle also cites public exploit references. The bundle does not provide exploitation scale, affected deployments in the wild, or detailed attacker objectives, so those should not be inferred.
Researcher notes
Key constraints are high required privileges and low individual CIA impacts, balanced by changed scope and confirmed KEV exploitation. The public bundle identifies affected versions and vulnerability class, but does not include SAP Note contents or precise vulnerable functions.
Mitigation direction
- Review SAP Note 2547431 and SAP February 2018 Patch Day guidance.
- Patch or upgrade affected SAP CRM versions according to SAP guidance.
- Restrict network access to SAP CRM administrative and file-handling functions.
- Reduce and review high-privilege SAP CRM accounts.
- Monitor SAP CRM logs for abnormal file path or file access activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory SAP CRM versions and confirm whether any listed versions remain in use.
- Verify SAP Note 2547431 remediation status in SAP maintenance records.
- Confirm exposed SAP CRM interfaces are restricted to trusted networks and roles.
- Review privileged-account activity around file access and administrative workflows.
- Check CISA KEV tracking for organizational remediation obligations.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/erpscanteam/CVE-2018-2380CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 44292CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2547431CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://blogs.sap.com/2018/02/13/sap-security-patch-day-february-2018/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-2380CVE reference · government-resource
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.