SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Protection Mechanism Failure (3456952)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 202264

Synopsis

The remote SAP NetWeaver ABAP server may be affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Due to a Protection Mechanism Failure in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, a developer can bypass the configured malware scanner API because of a programming error. This leads to a low impact on the application's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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

https://me.sap.com/notes/3456952

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 202264

File Name: sap_netweaver_as_abap_3456952.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/12/2024

Updated: 7/15/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39599

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

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: 7/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39599

IAVA: 2024-A-0388