FS-AM-ARC/Archiving Potential disclosure of persisted data, SAP security note 1696483

SAP security note 1696483, “FS-AM-ARC/Archiving: Potential disclosure of persisted data”. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

An attacker can exploit component FS-AM-ARC (Archiving) and use specially crafted inputs to modify database commands, resulting in the retrieval of additional information persisted by the system.

Solution

Import the Support Package relevant for your release. Use transaction SNOTE to implement the attached correction instructions in advance.

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 data from the database.