Title: SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) PI SDK XML Parser XML Request Validation XXE Tunnelling Remote Admin Command Execution
Info
Disclosure
Oct 22, 2012
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
Description
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) contains a flaw that is triggered when an error occurs in the PI SDK XML parser during the validation of incoming XML requests with user-supplied Document Type Definition (DTD). This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary administrator commands and execute XXE tunneling via a gopher scheme.
The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Check the vendor advisory or solution in the references section. There are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue.