# CVE-2021-42066: Information disclosure in SAP Business One

> An admin user can view the database password in plain text over the network, potentially leading to full application compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p5ch-7hc9-cv48

## What is CVE-2021-42066?

CVE-2021-42066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Business One, published on 14 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Business One - version 10.0, allows an admin user to view DB password in plain text over the network, which should otherwise be encrypted. For an attacker to discover vulnerable function in-depth application knowledge is required, but once exploited the attacker may be able to completely compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42066?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business One.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-42066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-42066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Business One

- [CVE-2021-33698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33698/): File upload in SAP Business One (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-38180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38180/): Code injection in SAP Business One (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-31403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31403/): Improper Access Control vulnerability in SAP Business One product installation (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2016-6256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6256/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-31593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31593/): Code injection in SAP Business One (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-42066 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-42066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Business One, published on 14 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Business One. 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-2021-42066/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42066/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42066
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42066
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42066

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42066/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.