CVE-2024-33005
Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java),SAP Web Dispatcher and SAP Content Server
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 10th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Due to the missing authorization checks in the local systems, the admin users of SAP Web Dispatcher, SAP NetWeaver Application Server (ABAP and Java), and SAP Content Server can impersonate other users and may perform some unintended actions. This could lead to a low impact on confidentiality and a high impact on the integrity and availability of the applications.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 10th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 681 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- SAP Content ServerEnterprise Software / document-mgmt
- SAP Web DispatcherEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- SAP NetWeaver As ABAPEnterprise Software / erp
- SAP NetWeaver AS JavaEnterprise Software / erp
- netweaver abapEnterprise Software / erp
- netweaver javaEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- content serverEnterprise Software / document-mgmt
- web dispatcherEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Scored 6.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- me.sap.com/notes/3438085
- url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday&
- support.sap.com/en/my-support/knowledge-base/security-notes-news/august-2024.html
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