4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-42961
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP Permissive Access Configuration Privilege Escalation
Description

Due to a missing authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application server for ABAP, an authenticated user with high privileges could exploit the insufficient validation of user permissions to access sensitive database tables. By leveraging overly permissive access configurations, unauthorized reading of critical data is possible, resulting in a significant impact on the confidentiality of the information stored. However, the integrity and availability of the system remain unaffected.

INFO

Published Date :

July 8, 2025, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 8, 2025, 4:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-42961 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://me.sap.com/notes/3610322
https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-42961 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cyber Security News
SAP July 2025 Patch Day – Patch for 27 Vulnerabilities Including 7 Critical One’s

SAP has released its July 2025 Security Patch Day update, addressing a significant number of vulnerabilities across its enterprise software portfolio. The comprehensive security update includes 27 new ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 08, 2025 (6 days, 4 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-42961 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Due to a missing authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application server for ABAP, an authenticated user with high privileges could exploit the insufficient validation of user permissions to access sensitive database tables. By leveraging overly permissive access configurations, unauthorized reading of critical data is possible, resulting in a significant impact on the confidentiality of the information stored. However, the integrity and availability of the system remain unaffected.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://me.sap.com/notes/3610322
    Added Reference https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-42961 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-42961 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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