SAP Security Notes, September 2020
Hot News note 2958563 patches a critical code injection vulnerability in SAP Business Warehouse. The vulnerability targets specific function modules to assume complete control of BW including viewing, changing, or deleting data by injecting code into the working memory which is subsequently executed by the application. It impacts BW releases up to 7.40 running on […]
SAP Security Notes, August 2020
Hot News note 2928635 patches a critical code execution vulnerability in SAP Knowledge Management (KM). KM supports the automatic execution of potentially malicious scripts in stored files without authentication. The note recommends disabling the option for Force Text Download to remove the vulnerability. Force Text Download is a parameter of the WebDAV Protocol. WebDAV includes […]
SAP Security Notes, July 2020
Hot News Note 2934135 patches the critical RECON vulnerability in NetWeaver Application Server Java (AS Java). RECON targets a missing authentication flaw in the LM Configuration Wizard of AS Java to execute malicious code that creates administrative users in compromised systems. Attackers can exploit RECON to compromise not only AS Java systems but also connected […]
SAP Security Notes, June 2020
Hot News note 2928570 patches a critical remote code execution vulnerability in SAP Liquidity Management for Banking. The vulnerability impacts connections using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP) in Apache Tomcat. AJP connections should be blocked if not required by disabling the AJP Connector. The connections can be exploited to read and process arbitrary files in […]
Anomaly Detection with Cybersecurity Extension for SAP
Threat detection is commonly performed through rules or signature-based pattern matching. Detection engines compare actual events with patterns of malicious events to discover indicators of compromise (IOCs). IOCs discovered by detection engines typically trigger an alarm or alert for a suspected security breach. Pattern matching is a tried and tested method to identify known exploits […]
SAP Discloses Critical Vulnerabilities in ASE Databases
SAP customers are urged to apply a series of recent patches released by SAP for the Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE). SAP ASE, previously known as Sybase SQL Server and Sybase ASE, is a widely deployed database platform used for both SAP and non-SAP applications. According to SAP, ASE is used by over 30,000 customers worldwide, […]
SAP Security Notes, May 2020
Hot News Note 2835979 patches a critical code injection vulnerability in Service Data Download. The vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to inject malicious code into the ST-PI plugin for NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP). This could lead to the complete compromise of ABAP servers. The vulnerability carries a base CVSS score of 9.9/10 […]
Visualize Security Risks for SAP Systems with Threat Maps
Threat Maps in SAP Solution Manager visualize security vulnerabilities, missing patches and open alerts for SAP systems across geolocations. They provide a fast and intuitive way to display and interact with security information for SAP landscapes that span multiple cities, countries, or regions. System data is maintained in the Landscape Management Database (LMDB) of SAP […]
SAP Discloses Security Gaps in Cloud Solutions
SAP issued a statement last week to disclose security lapses in several cloud products including SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SuccessFactors, and Concur. According to the statement, the disclosure was prompted by an internal security review. SAP does not believe customer data has been compromised as a result of the issues. The lapses impact […]
SAP Security Notes, April 2020
Hot news note 2863731 provides updated correction instructions for a critical deserialization vulnerability in the enterprise Business Objects platform. The Crystal Reports .Net SDK WebForm Viewer in Business Objects could enable attackers with basic authorization to execute deserialization attacks. This could be exploited to perform malicious code execution. Note 2904480 patches a significant input validation […]