CVE-2025-42891 Missing Authorization check in SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP
An attacker with high privileges can read and export database table contents due to a missing authorization check in SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42891?
CVE-2025-42891 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to a missing authorization check in SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP, an attacker with high privileges may read and export the contents of database tables into an ABAP report. This could lead to a high impact on data confidentiality and a low impact on data integrity. There is no impact on application's availability.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42891?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42891 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-2025-42891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49g3-m6hr-79hv.