# CVE-2025-0070: Improper Authentication in SAP NetWeaver ABAP Server and ABAP Platform

> An authenticated attacker can exploit improper authentication checks in SAP NetWeaver ABAP to escalate privileges and compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7p2r-987w-f5q7

## What is CVE-2025-0070?

CVE-2025-0070 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, published on 14 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an authenticated attacker to obtain illegitimate access to the system by exploiting improper authentication checks, resulting in privilege escalation. On successful exploitation, this can result in potential security concerns. This results in a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0070?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-0070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0070 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0070 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, published on 14 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform. 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-2025-0070/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0070/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0070
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0070
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0070

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0070/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.