The SHSTI_UPLOAD_XML function in the Application Server for ABAP (AS ABAP) in SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and earlier allows remote attackers to cau…

published 2013-11-19 12y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6617

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

The SHSTI_UPLOAD_XML function in the Application Server for ABAP (AS ABAP) in SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

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Exploit prediction

1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

secunia.com /advisories/55620
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
service.sap.com /sap/support/notes/1890819
erpscan.io /advisories/erpscan-13-020-sap-netweaver-shsti_upload_xml-xxe/
scn.sap.com /docs/DOC-8218

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-6815
NVD CVE-2013-6815

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