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Improper Access Control

CVE-2022-41261

Medium
6/10

Summary

SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent) - version 7.20, allows an authenticated attacker on Windows system to access a file containing sensitive data which can be used to access a configuration file which contains credentials to access other system files. Successful exploitation can make the attacker access files and systems for which he/she is not authorized.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published