CVE-2019-0243
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 · uneditedUnder some circumstances, masterdata maintenance in SAP BW/4HANA (fixed in DW4CORE version 1.0 (SP08)) does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges.
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 confidenceSAP BW/4HANA masterdata maintenance fails to perform proper authorization checks for authenticated users, allowing privilege escalation where a user can gain unauthorized access to masterdata administrative functions beyond their assigned role permissions.
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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 data= 1.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify SAP BW/4HANA versionCheck the installed SAP BW/4HANA version via SAP transaction code 'SM51' or by querying system version details in SAP NetWeaver Administrator. Look for version string containing 'BW/4HANA' and version 1.0.Affected if The installed version is SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 (any SP level below SP08).
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Verify masterdata maintenance module is activeAccess transaction code 'RSA1' (Administrator Workbench) and navigate to the masterdata maintenance function area. Confirm the 'Master Data' maintenance node is present and accessible in the UI.Affected if Masterdata maintenance interface is accessible in the BW/4HANA system.
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Check authorization role assignments for masterdata functionsUse transaction 'PFCG' to examine the role definitions assigned to users. Inspect the authorization objects for 'S_RS_MAD' or 'S_RS_ADMWB' to see if masterdata maintenance authorizations are granted.Affected if Users have roles containing masterdata maintenance authorizations without proper restrictive scope checks.
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Test for authorization bypass on masterdata operationsLog in with a user that has limited (non-administrative) role permissions. Attempt to perform masterdata create/update/delete operations via the maintenance interface and observe whether operations succeed despite insufficient role scope.Affected if Users can execute masterdata administrative functions beyond their assigned role permissions.
The environment is affected if running SAP BW/4HANA version 1.0 with any SP level below SP08 and the masterdata maintenance module is accessible without proper authorization enforcement.
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 the vendor patch (DW4CORE version 1.0 SP08) or upgrade to a fixed version to enforce proper authorization checks on masterdata maintenance operations.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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