Application:                            SAP DBAP BASIS

Versions Affected:                  SAP DBAP BASIS 7.4

Vendor URL:                          http://SAP.com

Bugs:                                      Hardcoded credentials

Sent:                                       01.02.2016

Reported:                                02.02.2016

Vendor response:                   02.02.2016

Date of Public Advisory:         10.05.2016

Reference:                              SAP Security Note  2292487

Author:                                   Vahagn Vardanyan (ERPScan)



Description



1. ADVISORY INFORMATION

Title: Potential backdoor via hardcoded system ID

Advisory ID: [ERPSCAN-16-023]

Risk: low

Advisory URL: https://erpscan.com/advisories/erpscan-16-023-potential-backdoor-via-hardcoded-system-id/

Date published: 10.05.2016

Vendors contacted: SAP



2. VULNERABILITY INFORMATION

Class: Hardcoded credentials

Impact: If access is allowed on the system with a particular system
ID, it could be a backdoor left by developers or this is debug code.

Remotely Exploitable: Yes

Locally Exploitable: No




CVSS Information

CVSS Base Score v3:  3.1  / 10

CVSS Base Vector:

AV : Attack Vector (Related exploit range)

Network (N)

AC : Attack Complexity (Required attack complexity)

High (H)

PR : Privileges Required (Level of privileges needed to exploit)

High (H)

UI : User Interaction (Required user participation)

Required (R)

S : Scope (Change in scope due to impact caused to components beyond
the vulnerable component)

Unchanged (U)

C : Impact to Confidentiality

None (N)

I : Impact to Integrity

Low (L)

A : Impact to Availability

Low (L)



3. VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION

An attacker can use hardcoded data to get unauthorized access and
perform various actions in the system. In addition, it is likely that
the code will be implemented into the system as a backdoor.

4. VULNERABLE PACKAGES

SAP DBAP BASIS 7.4

Other versions are probably affected too, but they were not checked.



5. SOLUTIONS AND WORKAROUNDS

To correct this vulnerability, install SAP Security Note  2292487



6. AUTHOR

Vahagn Vardanyan (ERPScan)



7. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Proof of Concept

****1574 LINE ****
 if expdown  = ' ' and
    disponly = ' ' and
    ( sy-sysid = 'UI3' or sy-sysid = 'NI3' ).
   if so_scen-low(3) <> 'ZZZ'.
     message 'Uploading prohibited in UI3 or NI3' type 'I' display
like 'E'.   "#EC NOTEXT
     return.
   else.
     call function 'POPUP_TO_CONFIRM_STEP'
        "#EC *
                   exporting defaultoption  = 'N'
                             textline1      = 'Really want to upload
an expected result?'
                             titel          = 'Confirmation'
                             cancel_display = ' '
                   importing answer         = l_do_changes.
     if l_do_changes <> 'J'. exit. endif.
   endif.
 endif.
****1591 LINE****



8. REPORT TIMELINE

Sent:                                       01.02.2016

Reported:                                       02.02.2016

Vendor response:                        02.02.2016

Date of Public Advisory:              10.05.2016



9. REFERENCES

https://erpscan.com/advisories/erpscan-16-023-potential-backdoor-via-hardcoded-system-id/



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