SAP Web Application Server up to 7.00 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Web Application Server up to 7.00. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5784. Additionally, an exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Web Application Server up to 7.00 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in enserver.exe in SAP Web Application Server 6.40 before patch 136 and 7.00 before patch 66 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted data on a "3200+SYSNR" TCP port, as demonstrated by port 3201. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged by local users to access a named pipe as the SAPServiceJ2E user.

The weakness was released 11/02/2006 by Nicob as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5784 since 11/07/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Nicob and been published 4 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sap.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29982), Exploit-DB (3291), SecurityFocus (BID 20877†), OSVDB (30753†) and Secunia (SA22677†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2652 and VDB-33166. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nicob
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: sap.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicob
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2651
X-Force: 29982 - SAP Web Application Server named pipe privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 20877 - SAP Web Application Server Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 22677 - SAP Web Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30753 - SAP Web Application Server Unspecified Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1017628
Vupen: ADV-2006-4318

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2006 10:01
Updated: 04/26/2026 20:37
Changes: 11/06/2006 10:01 (75), 04/22/2018 13:05 (11), 08/22/2024 22:15 (22), 04/26/2026 20:37 (1)
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