Customer Relationship ManagementApplication · Sap

CVE-2021-33676

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-07-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
A missing authority check in SAP CRM, versions - 700, 701, 702, 712, 713, 714, could be leveraged by an attacker with high privileges to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the system.

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 confidence

Missing authority check vulnerability in SAP CRM versions 700-714 allows authenticated users with high privileges to bypass authorization controls and perform unauthorized operations, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the affected system.

MitigationApply the relevant SAP security patch to implement proper authority checks. Additionally, review and restrict privileged user roles to最小权限原则 following SAP security best practices.

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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
Customer Relationship ManagementApplication
Affected:= 700= 701= 702= 712= 713= 714

CVSS 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 checks

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  1. Identify SAP CRM version
    Execute SAP transaction code SM037 or check system version via SAP transaction code SWTyPful or system report for CRM component version. Alternatively, check SAP Solution Manager or use transaction code SUSG to view installed software components.
    Affected if The installed SAP CRM version matches exactly 700, 701, 702, 712, 713, or 714.
  2. Confirm CRM component is installed
    Check if the SAP CRM application component is present in the system by reviewing installed software components via transaction code SE16N (table SWCOMP) or via SAP LMDB.
    Affected if The CRM application component is installed and running.
  3. Verify high-privilege user assignments
    Review user role assignments using transaction code PFCG or SUIM to identify users assigned privileged roles that could exploit the missing authority check.
    Affected if Users with elevated privileges (such as admin or super-user roles) exist in the system.
  4. Check authorization concept configuration
    Examine whether custom authority checks have been implemented around the vulnerable area. Review authorization objects related to CRM transactions using transaction code SU53 or analyze authorization traces via ST01N.
    Affected if The system relies on standard SAP CRM authorization objects without additional custom checks, or gaps exist in authority object coverage.

The environment is affected if SAP CRM versions 700, 701, 702, 712, 713, or 714 are installed and the system has users with elevated privileges who could bypass authorization controls.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the relevant SAP security patch to implement proper authority checks. Additionally, review and restrict privileged user roles to最小权限原则 following SAP security best practices.

Fix this in Customer Relationship Management Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,760
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