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Vahagn Vardanian

Vahagn Vardanian

Co-founder and CTO of RedRays

Missing authorization check in FM PRGN_INTERFACE_USER, SAP security note 1406435

Description

The function modules SUPRN_INS_OR_DEL_PROFILE and PRGN_INTERFACE_USER (that are intended for internal use) allow you to avoid the authorization check of the user management.
The module PRGN_INTERFACE_USER contains a parameter for controlling the necessity of the authorization check.
If this parameter is not set, authorization profiles can be added to a user, although the executing user does not have the required authorizations for the user management.  The function module SUPRN_INS_OR_DEL_PROFILE uses this feature.
As a result, you can assign authorizations to yourself or other users for which you have no authorizations.
Such a use is not possible in the standard programs provided by SAP. However, if you call the modules using this option in customer-specific programs or using transaction SE37 in test mode, it is possible to avoid existing authorization concepts.

Available fix and Supported packages

  • SAP_APPL | 45B | 45B
  • SAP_BASIS | 46B | 46C
  • SAP_BASIS | 620 | 640
  • SAP_BASIS | 700 | 702
  • SAP_BASIS | 710 | 720
  • SAP_APPL 45B | SAPKH45B67 |
  • SAP_BASIS 46B | SAPKB46B62 |
  • SAP_BASIS 710 | SAPKB71010 |
  • SAP_BASIS 711 | SAPKB71105 |
  • SAP_BASIS 46C | SAPKB46C60 |
  • SAP_BASIS 620 | SAPKB62068 |
  • SAP_BASIS 640 | SAPKB64026 |
  • SAP_BASIS 720 | SAPKB72003 |
  • SAP_BASIS 702 | SAPKB70203 |
  • SAP_BASIS 700 | SAPKB70022 |
  • SAP_BASIS 701 | SAPKB70107 |

Affected component

    BC-SEC-AUT
    Authorization

CVSS

Score: 0

PoC

Detailed vulnerability information added to RedRays Security Platform. Contact [email protected] for details.

URL

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1406435

TAGS

#PERFORM_CHECKSSUPRN_INS_OR_DEL_PROF
#PRGN_INTERFACE_USES_USER_SAS
#S_USER_GRP-S_USER_PROPRGN_USERPROF
#SUPRNS_DEVELOP-(ACTVT16&x00A0-&x00A0-OBJTYPEFUGR&x00A0-&x00A0-OBJNAMESUPRN)S_DEVELOP-(ACTVT16&x00A0-&x00A0-OBJTYPEFUGR&x00A0-&x00A0-OBJNAMEPRGN_USERPROF)

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