Potential modif./disclosure of persisted data in CRM-CM, SAP security note 1850010

SAP security note 1850010, "Potential modification/disclosure of persisted data in CRM-CM", is a program error note released on 27.04.2016. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

An attacker can exploit CRM-CM 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 correction instructions.

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 an attacker. The manipulated SQL statement can then be used to retrieve additional data from the database, or to modify the data.