SAP Security Note
High priority
SAP security note 1552039, "Potential disclosure of persisted data in Country Risk", is a program error note released on March 17, 2011. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.
Description
Symptom
A malicious user can exploit Country Risk and use specially crafted inputs to modify database commands, resulting in the retrieval of additional information persisted by the system.
Solution
Prerequisite: Note 1487337 is required before installing this note. Please install Note 1487337 first. Please apply the correction from this note.
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 a malicious user. The manipulated SQL statement can then be used to retrieve data from the database.
References
Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 1552039
Detailed exploitation and proof-of-concept material for this note is maintained in the RedRays Security Platform. For access, contact [email protected].
