SAP Security Notes, July 2019
Hot News Note 2808158 patches a critical code injection vulnerability in the SAP Diagnostics Agent. The Agent is required to monitor operating systems and discover the database cluster topology from SAP Solution Manager. It is not required for monitoring the security of SAP systems with Solution Manager. Security-relevant data is collected or monitored primarily through […]
SAP Security Notes, June 2019
Note 2748699 provides instructions for securing the credentials of the standard user SM_EXTERN_WS in SAP Solution Manager. SM_EXTERN_WS is used by CA Introscope Enterprise Manager (EM) to collect monitoring metrics from mainly non-ABAP components in SAP landscapes. The metrics are collected via the Introscope Push web service. The credentials for SM_EXTERN_WS including the automatically generated […]
SAP Security Notes, May 2019
Note 1408081 was updated in May in response to the recent 10KBLAZE exploits targeting vulnerabilities in the gateway server. The note includes revised instructions for maintaining access control lists in the gateway security files reg_info and sec_info for different kernel versions. The access control lists should be configured to control external server registrations and program […]
SAP Security Notes, April 2019
Note 2747683 patches a vulnerability in the signature security mechanism of the Adapter Engine in SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI). The vulnerability could enable attackers to spoof XML signatures and send arbitrary requests to the server via PI Axis adapter. Such requests will be accepted by the PI Axis adapter even if the payload has […]
SAP Security Notes, March 2019
Note 2764283 addresses an XML External Entity vulnerability in SAP HANA extended application services (XS), advanced. HANA XS does not sufficiently validate an XML document accepted from an authenticated developer with privileges to the SAP space. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to the leading of arbitrary files in SAP servers or denial of […]
SAP Security Notes, February 2019
Hot News Note 2742027 patches a critical broken authentication check in SAP HANA Extended Application Services, advanced model. The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized administrative access and the exfiltration, modification or deletion of sensitive data in HANA XS. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.4/10. It ranks relatively low in terms of attack complexity […]
SAP Security Notes, January 2019
Hot News Note 2696233 deals with multiple vulnerabilities in the SAP Cloud Connector. The Connector is an agent that connects on premise systems with applications operating on the SAP Cloud Platform. The agent supports HTTP, RFC, JDBC/ODBC and other connections between on-premise and cloud installations using reverse invoke without requiring inbound ports to be opened […]
SAP Security Notes, December 2018
Hot News Note 2711425 patches a critical Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Hybris Commerce storefronts. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to modify web content and compromise user-related authentication data. It affects versions 6.2 through 6.7 and 18.08 of SAP Hybris Commerce, including all but the latest patch releases. The vulnerability carries a […]
SAP Security Notes, November 2018
Hot News Note 2622660 includes critical security updates for web browser controls delivered with SAP Business Client. The Client provides a unified environment for SAP applications including Fiori, SAP GUI, and Web Dynpro. It supports browser controls from Internet Explorer (IE) and Chrome for displaying HTML content. Security corrections for the WebBrowser control of the […]
SAP Security Notes, October 2018
Hot News note 2654905 patches a high risk information disclosure vulnerability in the SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite. The execution of specific CMS queries on the Central Management Server could bypass authorization checks and lead to the leakage of sensitive data. The vulnerability scores 9.8/ 10 based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System v3 (CVSS). Patches […]