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TITLE:
SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51063

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-10-26

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DESCRIPTION:
ERPScan has reported a vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the PMI XML parser
when validating XML requests and can be exploited to e.g. disclose
local files.

SOLUTION:
Reportedly a fix has been released. Contact the vendor for further
information.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Dmitry Chastukhin, ERPScan.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SAP:
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1721309

ERPScan (DSECRG-12-037):
http://erpscan.com/advisories/dsecrg-12-037-sap-netweaver-pmi-agent-configuration-xml-external-entity/

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