CVE-2025-42892
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 · uneditedDue to an OS Command Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Connector, an authenticated attacker with administrative access and adjacent network access could upload specially crafted content to the server. If processed by the application, this content enables execution of arbitrary operating system commands. Successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of the system�s confidentiality, integrity, and 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 confidenceOS Command Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Connector allows an authenticated attacker with administrative access and adjacent network access to upload specially crafted content that, when processed by the application, enables execution of arbitrary operating system commands, leading to full system compromise.
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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= 4.8CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SAP Business Connector installation and versionLocate the SAP Business Connector installation directory and check the version information file (typically found in the installation root or via version command in the admin interface)Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.8
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Verify administrative access is configuredCheck the SAP Business Connector user management console to confirm administrative users exist and are enabledAffected if Administrative user accounts with elevated privileges are present in the system
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Assess network exposure of the admin interfaceReview network configuration, listening ports, and firewall rules to determine if the Business Connector administrative interface (typically ports 5555-5558) is exposed beyond the local hostAffected if The administrative interface is accessible from adjacent network segments rather than only localhost
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Confirm content upload functionality is accessibleLog into the administrative console and verify that content upload or integration node features are available to authenticated administratorsAffected if Content upload features are enabled and accessible to authenticated admin users
A system is affected if SAP Business Connector version 4.8 is installed with administrative access enabled and the interface is network-accessible, allowing a remote authenticated attacker to upload malicious content for command execution.
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 vendor-supplied patches for SAP Business Connector immediately upon availability. Restrict administrative access and network exposure of the Business Connector interface to trusted personnel only until the patch is deployed.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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