CVE-2015-8600
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe SysAdminWebTool servlets in SAP Mobile Platform allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2227855.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe SysAdminWebTool servlets in SAP Mobile Platform contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information, elevate privileges, or perform other malicious actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SAP Mobile Platform installationIdentify if SAP Mobile Platform is installed in the environment. Check for SAP installation directories, services, or consult system inventory.Affected if SAP Mobile Platform is installed and no patch has been applied
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Locate SysAdminWebTool componentSearch for SysAdminWebTool servlets or WAR files within the SAP Mobile Platform installation directory. Typical paths may include application server directories under the SAP installation root.Affected if SysAdminWebTool servlets are present in the installation
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Check SysAdminWebTool accessibilityAttempt to access SysAdminWebTool URLs (such as /SysAdminWebTool or similar servlet paths) without providing credentials. Observe whether the servlets respond without authentication redirect.Affected if SysAdminWebTool responds to unauthenticated requests without requiring login
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Verify patch installationCheck for the presence of SAP Security Note 2227855 by examining installed patches, consulting SAP SUM (Software Update Manager), or reviewing SAP security note documentation in the system.Affected if SAP Security Note 2227855 is not installed or cannot be confirmed
The environment is affected if SAP Mobile Platform is installed with SysAdminWebTool accessible without authentication and SAP Security Note 2227855 has not been applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply SAP Security Note 2227855 to patch the authentication bypass in SysAdminWebTool servlets and verify that authentication is properly enforced after the update.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-8600 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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