Security corrections ST-SER 2008.2, SAP security note 1415547

SAP security note 1415547, "Security corrections ST-SER 2008.2", released on March 26, 2010. Below are the symptom and SAP recommended solution.

Description

Symptom

Various sections of source code contain hard-coded user names intended for SAP-internal testing purposes. Although unlikely to affect production systems, this practice bypasses roles and the authorization concept, posing a security risk.

Risk: Hard-coded user names can circumvent the authorization framework, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Solution

To address the issue, you can either:

• Import Support Package 7 for ST-SER 2008.2
• Implement the correction instructions for Support Package 6

Reason and prerequisites

• Correction of security-relevant source code.
• Removal of user-specific test source code.
• Evaluation: low probability of misuse primarily by SAP services; low impact potential.

References

• Automatic checks for security notes using RSECNOTE (outdated)