Critical severity · published Oct 5, 2016
CVE-2016-7435
The (1) SCTC_REFRESH_EXPORT_TAB_COMP, (2) SCTC_REFRESH_CHECK_ENV, and (3) SCTC_TMS_MAINTAIN_ALOG functions in the SCTC subpackage in SAP Netweaver 7.40 SP 12 allow remote…
9.1
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The (1) SCTC_REFRESH_EXPORT_TAB_COMP, (2) SCTC_REFRESH_CHECK_ENV, and (3) SCTC_TMS_MAINTAIN_ALOG functions in the SCTC subpackage in SAP Netweaver 7.40 SP 12 allow remote authenticated users with certain permissions to execute arbitrary commands via vectors involving a CALL 'SYSTEM' statement, aka SAP Security Note 2260344.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netweaver · Sap
7.40 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7435
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7435
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/0
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/1
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/2
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93272
Third Party Advisory
https://www.onapsis.com/blog/analyzing-sap-security-notes-march-2016
Third Party Advisory
https://www.onapsis.com/research/security-advisories/sap-os-command-injection-sctcrefreshcheckenv
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