SAP Security Note
High priority
SAP security note 1510529, “Directory Traversal in BC-SRV-DX*”, is a program error note released on 14.12.2010. Below are the symptom, reason and prerequisites, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.
Description
Symptom
LSMW contains a vulnerability through which a malicious user can potentially read arbitrary files on the remote server, possibly disclosing confidential information.
Solution
The solution will now disable the browsing to the higher levels of the selected path.
Reason and prerequisites
Program fails to correctly validate the path with which a file that is read from the remote server is referenced. Through this, an attacker can potentially point the program to an arbitrary other file on the system, disclosing its contents.
Affected components
- SAP_BASIS (46C)
- SAP_BASIS (620 to 640)
- SAP_BASIS (700 to 702)
- SAP_BASIS (710 to 730)
Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 1510529
Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].
