Potential disclosure of persisted data in SRM-EBP-POR, SAP security note 1611861

SAP security note 1611861, "Potential disclosure of persisted data in SRM-EBP-POR", is a note. Below are the symptom, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.

Description

Symptom

A malicious user can exploit a vulnerability in SRM-EBP-POR and use specially crafted inputs to modify database commands, resulting in the retrieval of additional information persisted by the system.

Solution

Implement the attached correction instructions.

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.

Affected components

• SRM 4.0
• SRM 5.0
• SRM 6.0
• SRM 7.0
• SRM 7.01