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Missing Authorization

CVE-2021-33671

High
8.8/10

Summary

SAP NetWeaver Guided Procedures (Administration Workset), versions - 7.10, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. The impact of missing authorization could result to abuse of functionality restricted to a particular user group, and could allow unauthorized users to read, modify or delete restricted data.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published