SAP DB Web Agent Administration allows unauthorized access
| sapdb-webagent-unauth-access (13770) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SAP DB could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access. By default, the Web Agent Administration in SAP DB is remotely accessible. A remote attacker, with access to the web-tools, could send a specially-crafted URL request to gain unauthorized access to the Web Agent Administration.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SAP DB (7.4.03.30 or later), available from the SAP DB Web site. See References.
References:
- @stake, Inc. Security Advisory a111703: Multiple Issues with SAP DB Web-tools.
- SAP DB Web site: SAP DB - The FREE Enterprise Open Source Database.
- CVE-2003-0941: web-tools in SAP DB before 7.4.03.30 allows remote attackers to access the Web Agent Administration pages and modify configuration via a direct request to waadmin.wa.
Platforms Affected:
- SAP AG SAP DB prior to 7.4.03.30
Reported:
Nov 17, 2003
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