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Potential disclosure & modif of persisted data in IS-DFS-BIT, SAP security note 1488057

SAP Note 1488057SAP Security NoteHigh priority

SAP security note 1488057, "Potential disclosure & modification of persisted data in IS-DFS-BIT", is a program error note released on 14.12.2010. Below are the symptom, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.

ComponentIS-DFS-BIT (Industry-Specific Components > Defense Forces and Public Security > Basis Technology R/3)
CategoryProgram error
PriorityCorrection with high priority
TypeSAP Security Note
Version2
StatusReleased for Customer
Released on14.12.2010
LanguageEnglish

Description

Symptom

A malicious user can exploit IS-DFS-BIT and use specially crafted inputs to execute arbitrary database commands to retrieve, modify, or remove data persisted by the system.

Solution

Implement the corrections.

Reason and prerequisites

The problem is caused by an SQL injection vulnerability. The code composes an SQL statement including strings that can be altered by a malicious user. The manipulated SQL statement can then be used to retrieve additional information from the database or to potentially modify it.

References

This note refers to

Referenced by

Affected components

  • EA-DFPS 603 to 603+
  • EA-DFPS 604 to 604+
  • EA-DFPS 605 to 605+

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 1488057

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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