CVE-2021-21468 Missing authorization in SAP Business Warehouse
An authenticated user can bypass authorization checks in SAP Business Warehouse to read any database table, leading to privilege escalation and data exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21468?
CVE-2021-21468 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Business Warehouse, published on 12 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BW Database Interface does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges that allows the user to practically read out any database table.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21468?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Business Warehouse.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-21468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-21465 SQL injection in SAP Business Warehouse
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- CVE-2020-26838 Command injection in SAP BW4HANA
- CVE-2024-39594 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse - Business Planning and Simulation
- CVE-2024-39595 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse - Business Planning and Simulation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vv8p-qf65-j73w.