Advisory

A note with CVSS 5.4 for component EPM-BFC-PSI-INS was released by SAP on 08.03.2022. The correction/advisory 3144941 was described with "[CVE-2022-26104] Missing Authorization check in SAP Financial Consolidation" and affects the system type SAP Financial Consolidation.

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

The vulnerability addressed is missing authorization check within SAP Financial Consolidation.

Missing authority checks are still the most common security defect related to authorizations in custom code. Since SAP uses an explicit authorization model, an authority checks must be coded in order to be executed. If an explicit check is not coded, all users have access. This type of vulnerability not only exists in SAP standard it also exists in customer coding. Check your custom developments for vulnerabilities that pose a risk to your systems. SecurityBridge helps detect code vulnerabilities before they are implemented in production.

Risk specification

SAP Financial Consolidation does not perform necessary authorization checks for updating homepage messages, resulting in an unauthorized user altering the maintenance system message.

Solution

Modification of the homepage message requires the new functional role "Manage homepage message" to be assigned to the user that invokes the messages via the API.

The advisory is valid for

FINANCE 1010 ⁴

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Notifications

Affected system SAP Financial...

CVSS 5.4

Component EPM-BFC-PSI-INS

Patch Day2022-03

Released on2022/03/08

SAP Note 3144941

Workaround No

Advisory

Risk specification

Solution

Disclaimer

_{Affected system}
SAP Financial...

_CVSS
5.4

_Component
EPM-BFC-PSI-INS

_{Patch Day}
2022-03

_{Released
on}
2022/03/08

_{SAP Note}
3144941

_Workaround
No