Auth bypass in SAP Erp Human Capital Management
CVE-2021-42062
SAP ERP HCM Portugal does not perform necessary authorization checks for a report that reads the payroll data of employees in a certain area. Since the affected report only reads the payroll information, the attacker can neither modify any information nor cause availability impacts.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- SAP Erp Human Capital Management — versions 600, 604, 608
- SAP Se Erp Hcm Portugal — versions < 600, < 604, < 608
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
- launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42062?
- CVE-2021-42062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Erp Human Capital Management, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42062?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.