ERPSCAN Research Advisory [ERPSCAN-15-016] SAP NetWeaver ? Hardcoded credentials Application: SAP NetWeaver Versions Affected: SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, probably others Vendor URL: http://SAP.com Bugs: Hardcoded credentials Sent: 06.03.2014 Reported: 07.03.2014 Vendor response: 07.03.2014 Date of Public Advisory: 15.06.2015 Reference: SAP Security Note 2059659 Author: Rustem Gazizov, Diana Grigorieva (ERPScan) Description 1. ADVISORY INFORMATION Title: SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP ? Hardcoded Credentials Advisory ID: [ERPSCAN-15-016] Risk: High Advisory URL: http://erpscan.com/advisories/erpscan-15-016-sap-netweaver-hardcoded-credentials/ Date published: 15.06.2015 Vendors contacted: SAP 2. VULNERABILITY INFORMATION Class: hardcoded credentials [CWE-798] Impact: read application data; gain privileges / assume identity Remotely Exploitable: Yes Locally Exploitable: No CVSS Information CVSS Base Score: 3.6 / 10 CVSS Base Vector: AV : Access Vector (Related exploit range) Network (N) AC : Access Complexity (Required attack complexity) High (H) Au : Authentication (Level of authentication needed to exploit) Single (S) C : Impact to Confidentiality Partial (P) I : Impact to Integrity Partial (P) A : Impact to Availability None (N) 3. VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION The program code contains a hardcoded username that changes the system's behavior if the user is authenticated successfully. The user may obtain additional information that should not be displayed. 4. VULNERABLE PACKAGES SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Other versions are probably affected too, but they were not checked. 5. SOLUTIONS AND WORKAROUNDS To correction this vulnerability, install SAP Security Note 2059659 6. AUTHOR Rustem Gazizov, Diana Grigorieva (ERPScan) 7. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION An attacker can use hardcoded credentials 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. The vulnerability is in the LSCT1I13 ABAP program. 61 * switch to adjust mode 62 WHEN 'XADJ'. 63 CLEAR GV_OK_CODE. 64 CALL FUNCTION 'TOCX_GET_SYSTEM_TYPE' IMPORTING SAP_SYSTEM = GS_DYN300-SAP_SYSTEM EXCEPTIONS OTHERS = 1. 65 66 IF GS_DYN300-SAP_SYSTEM = 'X' OR SY-UNAME = 'DDIC'. 67 IF GS_DYN300-ADJUST = ' '. 68 69 SELECT * FROM DD02L WHERE TABNAME = GS_DYN300-VIEW AND AS4LOCAL = 'A'. 8. REPORT TIMELINE Sent: 06.03.2014 Reported: 07.03.2014 Vendor response: 07.03.2014 Date of Public Advisory: 15.06.2015 9. REFERENCES http://erpscan.com/advisories/erpscan-15-016-sap-netweaver-hardcoded-credentials/ 10. 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