SAP NetWeaver AS Java Insufficient Logging

medium Nessus Plugin ID 162413

Synopsis

The remote SAP NetWeaver application server is affected by insufficient logging vulnerability.

Description

When user with insufficient privileges tries to access any application in SAP NetWeaver Administrator (Administrator applications), version - 7.50, no security audit log is created. Therefore, security audit log Integrity is impacted.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?39f0ff28

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3038594

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 162413

File Name: sap_netweaver_as_java_3038594.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 6/21/2022

Updated: 3/23/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33689

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sap:netweaver_application_server

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/SAP Netweaver Application Server (AS)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-33689

IAVA: 2021-A-0310