SAP Security Notes, October 2024

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September 2024 notes

Summary and highlights of the month

The total number of notes/patches was 13, 6 fewer than last month. This month there were no HotNews, unlike last month, when there was 1. On the other hand, it is worth noting that the number of high-criticality notes has increased compared to last month: 4 this month. As always, we will leave the medium and low notes unreviewed, but we will provide details on a total of 4 notes (all of which have a CVSS of 7 or higher).

We have a total of 13 notes for the entire month (all 13 from Patch Tuesday, 7 new ones and 6 updates).

We will review in detail a total of 4 notes, the high-priority notes for this month, which consist of 2 updates and 2 new notes (those with a CVSS score greater than or equal to 7).

1. The most critical note of the month (with a CVSS 9.8) is a note with critical priority related to “Missing Authentication check in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform”.
2. The next in criticality (CVSS 8.0) is another high-priority note related to “Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP Enterprise Project Connection”.
3. The next in criticality (CVSS 7.7) is a high-priority note related to “Insecure File Operations vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence)”.
4. The next in criticality (CVSS 7.7) is a high-priority note related to “Missing Authorization check in SAP PDCE”.
5. The following in criticality (CVSS 6.5and 6.0) are two medium-priority notes related to “Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP Replication Server (FOSS)” and “Information disclosure vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for Java (Destination Service)”.
6. This month, the most predominant types are related to “Missing Authorization check in SAP” (3/13 on patch day) and “Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP” (3/13 on patch day).

In the graph, we can see the classification of the October notes, as well as the evolution and classification over the last 5 previous months (only Sec. Tuesday / Patch Day notes – by SAP):

Full details

The complete detail of the most relevant notes is as follows:

1. Update – Missing Authentication check in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (3479478): In SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, if Single Sign-On (SSO) is enabled in enterprise authentication, an unauthorized attacker can obtain a login token through a REST endpoint, which could compromise the entire system. This severely affects confidentiality, integrity and availability. The issue is fixed in the patches for SBOP BI PLATFORM SERVERS 4.2, 4.3 and 2025 releases. CVSS v3 Base Score: 9,8 / 10 [CVE-2024-41730]
2.  Multiple vulnerabilities in SAP Enterprise Project Connection (3523541): SAP Enterprise Project Connection uses vulnerable versions of the open-source libraries Spring Framework and Log4j, related to the CVEs: CVE-2024-22259, CVE-2024-38809, CVE-2024-38808, and CVE-2022-23302. The solution is to apply a patch that updates the libraries to safe versions, using Spring framework and reload4j. It is recommended to implement the patch mentioned in the SAP Security Note to resolve these vulnerabilities. CVSS v3 Base Score 8,0 / 10 [CVE-2022-23302].
3. Insecure File Operations vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence) (3478615): SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform allows an authenticated user to download files from the server, severely affecting confidentiality. This is due to the lack of restrictions in the personal data provider function. The solution is to apply a patch and create a PersonalFile_AllowList.txt file that specifies the allowed folders for personal data providers. CVSS v3 Base Score 7,7/ 10 [CVE-2024-37179].
4. Update – Missing Authorization check in SAP PDCE (348334): PDCE elements do not properly verify authorization for authenticated users, allowing privilege escalation. This allows an attacker to access sensitive information, severely affecting the confidentiality of the application. As a solution, the affected functions have been disabled to restrict access. It is recommended to implement the corresponding support package or follow the remediation instructions in the security note. CVSS v3 Base Score 7,7/ 10 [CVE-2024-39592].

Reference links

Other references, from SAP and Onapsis (october):

Digital Library (sap.com)

SAP Patch Day: October 2024 – Onapsis

Resources affected