QPAP Potential modification or disclosure of persisted data, SAP security note 1591048

SAP security note 1591048, "QPAP: Potential modification or disclosure of persisted data", is a program error note released on 12.07.2011. Below are the symptom, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.

Description

Symptom

A malicious user can exploit the function group QPAP for reading plans and use specially crafted inputs to modify database commands. This results in either the retrieval of additional information or the modification of data persisted by the system.

Solution

Implement the attached corrections.

Reason and prerequisites

The problem is caused by an SQL injection vulnerability. The code composes an SQL statement that contains strings that can be altered by a malicious user. The manipulated SQL statement can then be used to retrieve additional data from the database or to modify the data.

References

• SAP Note 888889 – Automatic checks for security notes using RSECNOTE (outdated)

Affected components

• SAP_APPL 470
• SAP_APPL 500
• SAP_APPL 600
• SAP_APPL 602
• SAP_APPL 603
• SAP_APPL 604
• SAP_APPL 605