CVE-2021-38150: Medium severity SAP Business Client vulnerability

Published Sep 14, 2021
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Updated

When an attacker manages to get access to the local memory, or the memory dump of a victim, for example by a social engineering attack, SAP Business Client versions - 7.0, 7.70, will allow him to read extremely sensitive data, such as credentials. This would allow the attacker to compromise the corresponding backend for which the credentials are valid.

Affected Software

70 affected components
SAP Business Client=7.0
SAP Business Client=7.70
SAP Business Client=6.0
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level1
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level10
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level11
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level12
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level13
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level14
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level15
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level16
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level17
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level2
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level3
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level4
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level5
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level6
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level7
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level8
SAP Business Client=6.0-patch_level9
SAP Business Client=6.5
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level1
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level10
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level11
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level12
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level13
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level14
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level15
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level16
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level17
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level18
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level19
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level2
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level20
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level21
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level22
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level3
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level4
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level5
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level6
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level7
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level8
SAP Business Client=6.5-patch_level9
SAP Business Client=7.0
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level1
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level10
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level11
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level12
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level13
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level14
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level15
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level16
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level17
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level18
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level19
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level2
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level20
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level3
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level4
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level5
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level6
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level7
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level8
SAP Business Client=7.0-patch_level9
SAP Business Client=7.70
SAP Business Client=7.70-patch_level1
SAP Business Client=7.70-patch_level2
SAP Business Client=7.70-patch_level3
SAP Business Client=7.70-patch_level4
SAP Business Client=7.70-patch_level5

Event History

Sep 14, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:14 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:14 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38150?

CVE-2021-38150 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive credentials.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-38150?

To fix CVE-2021-38150, it is essential to apply the latest security patches provided by SAP for the affected versions.

3

What versions of SAP Business Client are affected by CVE-2021-38150?

CVE-2021-38150 affects SAP Business Client versions 7.0 and 7.70.

4

What type of attack exploits CVE-2021-38150?

CVE-2021-38150 can be exploited through local memory access, often facilitated by social engineering attacks.

5

What data can be compromised due to CVE-2021-38150?

CVE-2021-38150 can lead to the compromise of extremely sensitive data, including user credentials.

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