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Authorization check in NWBC not enforced, SAP security note 1628710

SAP Note 1628710
SAP Security Note
Medium priority

SAP security note 1628710, "Authorization check in NWBC not enforced", is a program error note released on 13.03.2012. Below are the symptom, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.

ComponentBC-FES-BUS-RUN
CategoryProgram error
PriorityCorrection with medium priority
TypeSAP Security Note
Version1
StatusReleased for Customer
Released on13.03.2012
LanguageEnglish

Description

Symptom

An authenticated user can use functions of NWBC that should be restricted, potentially resulting in an escalation of privileges.

Solution

This issue is fixed with:

  • NWBC 3.0 SP0 PL10
  • NWBC 3.5 SP0 PL1

Reason and prerequisites

NWBC does not enforce authorization checks for certain functions, which may lead to undesired system behavior.

Affected components

  • BC-WD-CLT-BUS: version 3.0 to 3.0
  • BC-WD-CLT-BUS: version 3.5 to 3.5

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 1628710

Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].

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