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Update #1 to Security Note 1598699, SAP security note 1653738

SAP Note 1653738
SAP Security Note
High priority

SAP security note 1653738, "Update #1 to Security Note 1598699", released on 16.11.2011. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

ComponentPayroll > Netherlands (PY-NL)
PriorityHigh priority
TypeSAP Security Note
Version2
StatusReleased for Customer
Released on16.11.2011

Description

Symptom

This update corrects the vulnerability (Directory Traversal) addressed in Security Note 1598699. The correction instructions provided in the original note were erroneous and need to be amended for the following releases:

  • ERP 2005 Enhancement Pack 4 (6.04)
  • ERP 2005 (6.00)
  • ERP 2004 (5.00)
  • R/3 Enterprise (4.70)

Solution

If you have manually applied Security Note 1598699 via SNOTE, ensure that all Manual Pre-Implementation Steps have been carried out. Perform any steps that were not previously executed to properly address the vulnerability.

References

Full note on SAP: SAP Support Launchpad note 1653738

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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