SAP jConnect 16.1/SYBASE_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPER_KIT 16.0.4 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SAP jConnect 16.1/SYBASE_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPER_KIT 16.0.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-42928. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SAP jConnect 16.1/SYBASE_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPER_KIT 16.0.4. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Under certain conditions, a high privileged user could exploit a deserialization vulnerability in SAP jConnect to launch remote code execution. The system may be vulnerable when specially crafted input is used to exploit the vulnerability resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system.

It is possible to read the advisory at me.sap.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-42928 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/09/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/09/2025 +237 days Advisory disclosed
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: me.sap.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-42928 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-42928
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334935
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2025 07:51
Changes: 12/09/2025 07:51 (61)
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Cache ID: 216:A45:103

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