Medium

Apache Zeppelin SAP: connecting to a malicious SAP server allowed it to perform XXE

  • Disclosed: 09.04.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin SAP. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin SAP: from 0.8.0 before 0.11.0.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

For more information, the fix already was merged in the source code but Zeppelin decided to retire the SAP component NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.zeppelin:sap >= 0.8.0, < 0.11.0 0.11.0

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-611
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.zeppelin:sap
Disclosed
09.04.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rr59-h6rh-v84v - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.zeppelin:sap

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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