Missing authorization check in BW-BEX-OT, SAP security note 1785747

SAP security note 1785747, "Missing authorization check in BW-BEX-OT", is a program error note released on 01.10.2013. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

An authenticated user can use functions of BW-BEX-OT to which access should be restricted. This may result in an escalation of privileges.

Solution

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.00

• Import Support Package 31 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.00 (SAPKW70031) into your BW system. The Support Package will be available as soon as SAP Note 1782745 with the short text "SAPBWNews NW BW 7.0 ABAP SP31", which describes this Support Package in more detail, is released for customers.

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.01 (SAP NW BW7.0 EHP 1)

• Import Support Package 13 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.01 (SAPKW70113) into your BW system. The Support Package will be available as soon as SAP Note 1732064 with the short text "SAPBINews NW7.01 BW ABAP SP13", which describes this Support Package in more detail, is released for customers.

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.02 (SAP NW BW7.0 EHP 2)

• Import Support Package 13 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.02 (SAPKW70213) into your BW system. The Support Package will be available as soon as SAP Note 1741512 with the short text "Preliminary Version SAPBWNews NW BW 7.02 ABAP SP13", which describes this Support Package in more detail, is released for customers.

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.11

• Import Support Package 11 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.11 (SAPKW71111) into your BW system. The Support Package will be available as soon as SAP Note 1734666 with the short text "Preliminary Version SAPBINews NW7.11 BW ABAP SP11", which describes this Support Package in more detail, is released for customers.

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.30

• Import Support Package 9 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.30 (SAPKW73009) into your BW system. The Support Package will be available as soon as SAP Note 1750249 with the short text "SAPBWNews NW7.30 BW ABAP SP9", which describes this Support Package in more detail, is released for customers.

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.31 (SAP NW BW7.0 EnhP 3)

• Import Support Package 7 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.31 (SAPKW73107) into your BW system. The Support Package will be available as soon as SAP Note 1782744 with the short text "Preliminary Version SAPBWNews NW BW 7.31/7.03 ABAP SP7", which describes this Support Package in more detail, is released for customers.

You can use the correction instructions.

Before you use the correction instructions, make sure that you check SAP Note 875986 for transaction SNOTE.

This SAP Note might already be available before the Support Package is released. In this case, however, the short text still contains the term "preliminary version".

Reason and prerequisites

BW-BEX-OT does not contain authorization checks for checking an authenticated user’s authorization to access some of its functions. This may result in undesired system behavior.

CVSS

Score 6.1 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

References

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