CVE-2018-2442

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Published: 2018-08-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-2442 is rated Moderate Risk (52.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-2442

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.70% +0.48%
2 2025-03-17 0.29% 0.23% -0.07%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-2442

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-2442

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-2442

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sap businessobjects_business_intelligence 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap businessobjects_business_intelligence 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap businessobjects_business_intelligence 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sap:businessobjects_business_intelligence:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap internet_graphics_server 7.20 cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap internet_graphics_server 7.20ext cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.20ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap internet_graphics_server 7.45 cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap internet_graphics_server 7.49 cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap internet_graphics_server 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:sap:internet_graphics_server:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-2442

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