Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation versions 200 and 300 allowed authorized business users to upload files without proper format checks. A malicious uploaded web page could trick another user into visiting it and then cause actions under that user’s session, affecting confidentiality and integrity.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority SAP application risk. It needs timely remediation where SAP BPC is used for sensitive planning or consolidation data, especially if many business users can upload shared content.
Technical view
This is CWE-434 unrestricted upload with CVSS 3.1 score 5.4. The vector indicates network reachability, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to SAP Business Planning and Consolidation version 200 or 300 where business-authorized users can upload content. Systems without these versions, without the vulnerable upload workflow, or with vendor fixes applied are less likely exposed.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires an attacker with business authorization and a victim user who visits the uploaded malicious web page. The impact is session-mediated action without consent, not unauthenticated remote takeover.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, CVSS data, CWE-434 classification, affected SAP BPC versions, and SAP references. The source bundle does not provide exploit details, patch mechanics, or confirmed exploitation activity.
Mitigation direction
- Review SAP Security Note 3275841 and apply vendor guidance for affected systems.
- Restrict upload permissions to users with a clear business need.
- Audit existing uploaded files and remove unexpected web pages or active content.
- Monitor SAP BPC activity for unusual uploads or user actions after viewing uploaded content.
Validation and detection
- Inventory SAP BPC deployments and confirm whether versions 200 or 300 are present.
- Verify patch or configuration status against SAP Security Note 3275841.
- Review roles that grant business authorization for file upload workflows.
- Confirm server-side upload validation rejects unexpected web-page file types.
- Check logs for suspicious uploads and subsequent actions by other users.
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CWE-434: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3275841CVE reference
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlCVE reference
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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.