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Potential modification of persisted data in IS-R-PUR-AHD, SAP security note 2058866

SAP Note 2058866
SAP Security Note
High priority

SAP security note 2058866, "Potential modification of persisted data in IS-R-PUR-AHD", is a program error note released on 09.12.2014. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

ComponentIS-R-PUR-AHD
CategoryProgram error
PriorityHigh priority
TypeSAP Security Note
Version2
StatusReleased for Customer
Released on09.12.2014
LanguageEnglish

Description

Symptom

An attacker can exploit AHD and use specially crafted inputs to modify database commands, resulting in the modification of data persisted by the system.

Solution

Implement the source code correction.

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 an attacker. The manipulated SQL statement can then be used to modify information in the database.

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 2058866

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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