Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2017-16687
Summary
The user self-service tools of SAP HANA extended application services, classic user self-service, a part of SAP HANA Database versions 1.00 and 2.00, can be misused to enumerate valid and invalid user accounts. An unauthenticated user could use the error messages to determine if a given username is valid.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published