S\/4hana FinanceApplication · Sap

CVE-2024-21736

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-09
Mitigation only
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
SAP S/4HANA Finance for (Advanced Payment Management) - versions SAPSCORE 128, S4CORE 107, does not perform necessary authorization checks. A function import could be triggered allowing the attacker to create in-house bank accounts leading to low impact on the confidentiality of the application.

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 · high confidence

SAP S/4HANA Finance for Advanced Payment Management contains a missing authorization check vulnerability in versions SAPSCORE 128 and S4CORE 107. An attacker can exploit an unprotected function import to create in-house bank accounts without proper authorization, resulting in low confidentiality impact.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on the vulnerable function import to ensure only authorized users can create in-house bank accounts. Apply available SAP security patches for the affected versions.

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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
S\/4hana FinanceApplication
Affected:= 107= 128

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

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  1. Identify installed SAP S/4HANA Finance version
    Execute SAP transaction code 'SM51' or check system version via 'SAPSystemInfo' to determine if the system runs SAP S/4HANA Finance. Verify the SAPSCORE version number in the system profile or via transaction 'SM37' job logs.
    Affected if The installed SAPSCORE version equals 128 or the S4CORE version equals 107.
  2. Confirm Advanced Payment Management module is active
    Access SAP transaction code 'SPRO' and navigate to SAP Reference IMG. Look for the node 'Financial Supply Chain Management' > 'Payments' > 'Advanced Payment Management' or check if related business function 'FIN_AA_APM' is activated via transaction 'SFW5'.
    Affected if The Advanced Payment Management module or business function is enabled in the SAP system.
  3. Verify authorization for in-house bank account creation
    Use transaction 'SU53' after attempting to access the function import for in-house bank account creation, or check role authorization via 'PFCG' for roles containing activity '01' (Create) on object 'F_BKPA_BUK' (Bank Account).
    Affected if Users without proper authorization can access the function import to create in-house bank accounts.
  4. Check for unprotected function import access
    Inspect SAP Gateway activity logs via transaction 'SEGW' or monitor ICF (Internet Communication Framework) logs via 'SICF' for calls to function module '/APM/CL_INHOUSE_BANK_CREATE' or similar function imports in namespace '/APM/'.
    Affected if The function import for in-house bank account creation accepts requests without proper authorization checks.

A user is affected if their SAP S/4HANA Finance system runs version SAPSCORE 128 or S4CORE 107 with the Advanced Payment Management module enabled, and the function import for creating in-house bank accounts lacks proper authorization controls.

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

Implement proper authorization checks on the vulnerable function import to ensure only authorized users can create in-house bank accounts. Apply available SAP security patches for the affected versions.

Fix this in S\/4hana Finance Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
24.0 hours of engineering $4,160
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