SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP up to 816 System Configuration authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP up to 816. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component System Configuration. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-42953. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP up to 816. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component System Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SAP Netweaver System Configuration does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. This could completely compromise the integrity and availability with no impact on confidentiality of the system.

The advisory is shared at me.sap.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-42953 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/11/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20352). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/08/2025 +83 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/11/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: me.sap.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-42953 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-42953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315253
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 07:25
Updated: 07/11/2025 07:54
Changes: 07/08/2025 07:25 (63), 07/11/2025 07:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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