CVE-2022-39801 Auth bypass in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management

High 7.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can access closed Firefighter sessions to gain admin privileges and compromise the application within the firewall.

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-2022-39801?

CVE-2022-39801 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP GRC Access control Emergency Access Management allows an authenticated attacker to access a Firefighter session even after it is closed in Firefighter Logon Pad. This attack can be launched only within the firewall. On successful exploitation the attacker can gain access to admin session and completely compromise the application.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39801?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Access Control.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-39801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9h2g-5fp5-mw6q.

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