CVE-2025-42889
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 · uneditedSAP Starter Solution allows an authenticated attacker to execute crafted database queries, thereby exposing the back-end database. As a result, this vulnerability has a low impact on the application's confidentiality and integrity but no impact on its availability.
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 confidenceThis is a SQL injection vulnerability in SAP Starter Solution where an authenticated attacker can execute crafted database queries, exposing the back-end database. The attacker needs valid credentials to exploit this flaw, and the impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity compromise with no availability impact.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SAP Starter Solution installationLocate the SAP Starter Solution installation directory or check installed packages using SAP maintenance tools (e.g., SAP LM, Software Lifecycle Manager). Query the system for the installed SAP Starter Solution component and note the exact version number.Affected if SAP Starter Solution is not installed or the version is not within the affected range (if known)
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Retrieve the installed version numberUse SAP transaction code SM37 or check the SAP Software Provisioning Manager to view installed product versions. Look for the SAP Starter Solution entry and record its specific version and patch level.Affected if The installed version matches the vulnerable version range for CVE-2025-42889
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Verify SQL execution features are enabledCheck SAP configuration settings for database access or SQL execution capabilities within SAP Starter Solution. Inspect the relevant configuration file (typically found in the SAP instance profile or solution-specific config directory) for SQL-related modules.Affected if SQL execution features or direct database query modules are enabled in the configuration
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Confirm authentication mechanismsReview the SAP Starter Solution authentication settings to determine if external user authentication (e.g., LDAP, external database users) is permitted. Check the user management configuration to see if non-SAP internal users can authenticate.Affected if External or database-authenticated users can access the system, enabling the SQL injection attack vector
A user is affected if SAP Starter Solution is installed with a vulnerable version, SQL execution features are enabled, and external authentication allows attacker credentials to reach the vulnerable component.
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 relevant SAP security patch for this vulnerability. If no patch is available, consider implementing input validation layers or web application firewall rules to mitigate SQL injection vectors until an official fix is released.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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