CVE-2021-40501

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
SAP
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 November 2021

Summary

SAP ABAP Platform Kernel - versions 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated business user, resulting in escalation of privileges. That means this business user is able to read and modify data beyond the vulnerable system. However, the attacker can neither significantly reduce the performance of the system nor stop the system.

Affected Version(s)

SAP ABAP Platform Kernel < 7.77 < 7.77

SAP ABAP Platform Kernel < 7.81 < 7.81

SAP ABAP Platform Kernel < 7.85 < 7.85

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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