VDB-93974 · CVE-2016-9832 · BID 94733

PwC ACE Software for SAP Security 8.10.304 injection

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9.7$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in PwC ACE Software for SAP Security 8.10.304 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2016. The weakness was shared 12/07/2016 by Ertunga Arsal with ESNC GmbH as [ESNC-2041217] Critical Security Vulnerability in PwC ACE Software for SAP Security as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The mailinglist post contains:

13.09.2016 Received a Cease & Desist letter from PwC lawyers (…) 22.11.2016 Received another Cease & Desist letter from PwC lawyers
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9832 since 12/05/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:
The attacks may be executed from the local network via SAPGui, or from the public Internet via http/https ICF services such as WebGui and Report, if the systems are accessible. An attacker can misuse PwC ACE security vulnerability in order to: - make changes to the production systems and their settings including manipulating or corrupting ABAP programs shipped by SAP and making the system and data inoperable; - plant an SAP backdoor for accessing the system and sensitive data later; and - shut down the SAP systems and cause downtime.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 110 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94733†). seclists.org is providing further details.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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08/19/2016 🔍
08/22/2016 +3 days 🔍
12/05/2016 +105 days 🔍
12/07/2016 +2 days 🔍
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12/08/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/20/2016 +11 days 🔍
10/05/2022 +2115 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: [ESNC-2041217] Critical Security Vulnerability in PwC ACE Software for SAP Security
Researcher: Ertunga Arsal
Organization: ESNC GmbH
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9832 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94733 - PwC ACE-ABAP CVE-2016-9832 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2016 08:14 AM
Updated: 10/05/2022 08:17 AM
Changes: 12/08/2016 08:14 AM (56), 06/23/2019 05:09 PM (13), 10/05/2022 08:17 AM (3)
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