Vulnerabilites related to SAP SE - SAP ABAP Platform Kernel
CVE-2021-40501 (GCVE-0-2021-40501)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-10 15:22
Modified
2024-08-04 02:44
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
SAP ABAP Platform Kernel - versions 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated business user, resulting in escalation of privileges. That means this business user is able to read and modify data beyond the vulnerable system. However, the attacker can neither significantly reduce the performance of the system nor stop the system.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SAP SE SAP ABAP Platform Kernel Version: < 7.77
Version: < 7.81
Version: < 7.85
Version: < 7.86
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