Improper Authentication in SAP HANA



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-26834
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SAP HANA
Server applications / Database software

Vendor SAP

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU48825

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26834

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in SAP HANA Database. A remote user can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SAP HANA: 2.00

CPE2.3 External links

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=564757079


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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