Advisory

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SAP Note 3012277 was released on 13.04.2021 and deals with "[CVE-2021-27599] Information Disclosure in SAP Process Integration (Integration Builder Framework)" within Java. We advice you to follow the instructions, to resolve information disclosure with a medium potential for exploitation in component BC-XI-IBF-COR.

According to SAP Security Advisory team a workaround does not exist. It is advisable to implement the correction as part of maintenance.

Information disclosure is when an application fails to properly protect sensitive and confidential information from parties that are not supposed to have access to the subject matter in normal circumstances.
Carefully review every information disclosure vulnerablity in regards to disclosure obligations post-GDPR for ‘Personal data’ under the Data Protection Act 2018.

Risk specification

Under certain conditions Integration Builder Framework of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration allows an attacker to access information, which would otherwise be restricted.

Solution

The vulnerability is caused by missing the security flags "Secure" and "HttpOnly" in the HTTP request header.

Affected System

SAP Netweaver Application Server Java is part of the SAP NetWeaver Application Platform. It provides the complete infrastructure for deploying and running Java applications.

The AS Java Home: SAP Netweaver Application Server Java wiki
A dedicated SAP NetWeaver 7.40 Application Server for Java Security Guide exists.

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Disclaimer

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Notifications

Affected system Java

CVSS 6.5

Component BC-XI-IBF-COR

Patch Day2021-04

Released on2021/04/13

SAP Note 3012277

Workaround No

Advisory

Risk specification

Solution

Affected System

Disclaimer

_{Affected system}
Java

_CVSS
6.5

_Component
BC-XI-IBF-COR

_{Patch Day}
2021-04

_{Released
on}
2021/04/13

_{SAP Note}
3012277

_Workaround
No