CVE-2025-42891 (GCVE-0-2025-42891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-09 02:15 – Updated: 2025-12-09 16:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Missing Authorization check in SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP
Summary
Due to a missing authorization check in SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP, an attacker with high privileges may read and export the contents of database tables into an ABAP report. This could lead to a high impact on data confidentiality and a low impact on data integrity. There is no impact on application's availability.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-09 16:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP_SE | SAP Enterprise Search for ABAP |
Affected:
SAP_BASIS 752
Affected: SAP_BASIS 753 Affected: SAP_BASIS 754 Affected: SAP_BASIS 755 Affected: SAP_BASIS 756 Affected: SAP_BASIS 757 Affected: SAP_BASIS 758 Affected: SAP_BASIS 816 |
guessed |
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