# CVE-2021-27609: Missing authorization in SAP Focused RUN

> An authenticated user can manipulate SAP EarlyWatch Alert service data collection and sending without proper authorization.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89c5-cmj9-mcpm

## What is CVE-2021-27609?

CVE-2021-27609 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Focused RUN, published on 13 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Focused RUN versions 200, 300, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, which allows a user to call the oData service and manipulate the activation for the SAP EarlyWatch Alert service data collection and sending to SAP without the intended authorization.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27609?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Focused Run.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-27609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-27609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Focused RUN

- [CVE-2020-6369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6369/): Hardcoded credentials in CA Introscope Enterprise Manager (Affected products: SAP Solution Manager and SAP Focused Run) (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-24399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24399/): Cross-site scripting in SAP Focused Run (Real User Monitoring) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-27657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27657/): Path traversal in SAP Focused Run (Simple Diagnostics Agent) (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-27609 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-27609 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP Focused RUN, published on 13 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Focused RUN. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27609/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27609
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27609
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27609

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27609/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.