CVE-2025-42960 Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA BEx Tools

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks to delete user table entries, impacting data integrity in SAP Business Warehouse.

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-2025-42960?

CVE-2025-42960 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA BEx Tools, published on 8 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA BEx Tools allow an authenticated attacker to gain higher access levels than intended by exploiting improper authorization checks. This could potentially impact data integrity by allowing deletion of user table entries.�It has no impact on the confidentiality and availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42960?

How do I fix CVE-2025-42960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42960 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-2025-42960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4m2-6g8h-79gq.

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