(PT-2013-24) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
Concealing User Authority in SAP NetWeaver
Vulnerable software
SAP NetWeaver
Version: 7.20
SAP_BASIS
Version: 7.31 and earlier
Link:
http://sap.com/
Severity level
Severity level: Medium
Impact: Concealing User Authority
Access Vector: Remote
CVSS v2:
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVE: not assigned
Software description
SAP NetWeaver is a special software solution by SAP that is a basis for all SAP Business Suite applications.
Vulnerability description
The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected "Concealing User Authority" vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver.
No matter how much authority the user '............' has, it is not reflected in report RSUSR002.
How to fix
Update your software up to the latest version
Advisory status
20.03.2013 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
10.06.2013 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
13.09.2013 - Public disclosure
Credits
The vulnerability was detected by Dmitry Gutsko, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)
References
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-24
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1844202
Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:
http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/
About Positive Technologies
Positive Technologies www.ptsecurity.com is among the key players in the IT security market in Russia.
The principal activities of the company include the development of integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing IT security consulting services and technical support; development of the Securitylab leading Russian information security portal.
Among the clients of Positive Technologies, there are more than 40 state enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20 telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT, service and retail companies from Russia, the CIS countries, the Baltic States, China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and the USA.
Positive Technologies is a team of highly skilled developers, advisers and experts with years of vast hands-on experience. The company specialists possess professional titles and certificates; they are the members of various international societies and are actively involved in the IT security field development.