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CVE-2021-27617 (GCVE-0-2021-27617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-11 14:19 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:26
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Summary
The Integration Builder Framework of SAP Process Integration versions - 7.10, 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not sufficiently validate an XML document uploaded from local source. An attacker can craft a malicious XML which when uploaded and parsed by the application, could lead to Denial-of-service conditions due to consumption of a large amount of system memory, thus highly impacting system availability.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Missing XML Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SAP SE SAP Process Integration (Integration Builder Framework) Affected: < 7.10
Affected: < 7.11
Affected: < 7.20
Affected: < 7.30
Affected: < 7.31
Affected: < 7.40
Affected: < 7.50
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