Insufficiently Protected CredentialsWeakness · CWE-522

CVE-2025-42933

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-09
Mitigation only
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
When a user logs in via SAP Business One native client, the SLD backend service fails to enforce proper encryption of certain APIs. This leads to exposure of sensitive credentials within http response body. As a result, it has a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability 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 · moderate confidence

The SLD (System Landscape Directory) backend service in SAP Business One fails to enforce encryption on certain APIs during native client login, allowing sensitive credentials to be transmitted in plaintext within HTTP response bodies.

MitigationEnable and enforce TLS/SSL encryption on the SLD backend service and ensure all API communications require proper encryption before authentication credentials are transmitted.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/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.

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  1. Identify if SLD service is deployed
    Check the SAP Business One system for presence of System Landscape Directory (SLD) service component. Consult SAP B1 administration console or system configuration to confirm SLD is enabled.
    Affected if SLD backend service is installed and active in the environment
  2. Verify SLD encryption configuration
    Access the SLD configuration settings or SAP B1 Server Tools to inspect whether TLS/SSL encryption is enabled for the SLD backend service. Look for encryption-related parameters in the SLD configuration files or administration interface.
    Affected if TLS/SSL encryption is not enabled or is set to optional/disabled for the SLD service
  3. Inspect native client login API endpoints
    Review the SLD API configuration for endpoints handling native client authentication. Check whether these specific APIs enforce HTTPS or require encryption before accepting credentials.
    Affected if Native client login APIs do not require encrypted connections and accept plaintext transmission
  4. Capture test login to observe credential transmission
    If permitted by policy, perform a test native client login while monitoring network traffic. Inspect HTTP request/response bodies to determine if credentials are transmitted in plaintext.
    Affected if Credentials are observed in plaintext within HTTP request or response bodies during login flow
  5. Check SLD server certificate configuration
    Verify on the SLD server whether a valid TLS certificate is configured and whether the service is bound to an HTTPS port. Confirm that the server rejects non-encrypted connections.
    Affected if No valid TLS certificate is configured or the service accepts both encrypted and unencrypted connections

The environment is affected if the SLD backend service is running without enforced TLS/SSL encryption and the native client login APIs allow plaintext credential transmission.

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

Enable and enforce TLS/SSL encryption on the SLD backend service and ensure all API communications require proper encryption before authentication credentials are transmitted.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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