Sap Basis
CVE-2025-42918
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.03%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows authenticated users with access to background processing to gain unauthorized read access to profile parameters. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Missing Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement role-based access control, validate authorization on every request server-side, apply principle of least privilege.
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This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authorization (CWE-862), which allows attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks. SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows authenticated users with access to background processing to gain unauthorized read access to profile parameters. This results in a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability Affected products include: Sap Sap Basis.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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2DescriptionCVE.org
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows authenticated users with access to background processing to gain unauthorized read access to profile parameters. This results in a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-42918, a missing authorization vulnerability rated CVSS 4.3. Attackers could gain access beyond their authorized level. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform do not sufficiently encode user controlled inputs, resulting
The (1) SAP_BASIS and (2) SAP_ABA components 7.00 SP Level 0031 in SAP NetWeaver 2004s might allow remote attackers to s
Sap Basis versions up to 700 is affected by url redirection to untrusted site (open redirect) (CVSS 6.5).
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an unauthenticated attacker to create a malicious link wh
SAP NetWeaver Server ABAP allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit a vulnerability that causes the server to respon
Under certain conditions SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an attacker to access remote
SAP Business Workflow contains an authorization bypass that allows authenticated administrators to escalate privileges b
WebFlow Services of SAP Business Workflow allows an authenticated attacker to enumerate accessible HTTP endpoints in the
Due to a Protection Mechanism Failure in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, a developer can by
Due to a missing authorization check in an obsolete RFC enabled function module in SAP BASIS, an authenticated low-privi
SAP NetWeaver (Service Data Download) allows an authenticated user to call a remote-enabled function module, which could
The SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP does not enable an administrator to assign distinguished authorizations fo
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