CVE-2025-42882 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
An authenticated attacker can retrieve restricted technical information due to missing authorization checks in SAP NetWeaver ABAP.
- 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-2025-42882?
CVE-2025-42882 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, published on 11 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to a missing authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, an authenticated attacker with basic privileges could execute a specific function module in ABAP to retrieve restricted technical information from the system. This disclosure of environment details of the system could further assist this attacker to plan subsequent attacks. As a result, this vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on the integrity or availability of the application.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42882?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42882?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42882 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-2025-42882 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42882 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5928-m5rw-jq7j.