CVE-2021-42062 Missing authorization in SAP ERP HCM Portugal
An attacker can read employee payroll data in SAP ERP HCM Portugal due to missing authorization checks on a specific report.
- 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-2021-42062?
CVE-2021-42062 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP ERP HCM Portugal, published on 10 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP ERP HCM Portugal does not perform necessary authorization checks for a report that reads the payroll data of employees in a certain area. Since the affected report only reads the payroll information, the attacker can neither modify any information nor cause availability impacts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42062?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Erp Human Capital Management.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42062?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42062 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-2021-42062 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42062 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SAP ERP HCM Portugal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qwq-m68r-6pcj.