Seriously? *Another* SAP Hole?

Oh joy. More work for sysadmins because some idiot at SAP didn’t bother to secure their NetWeaver Application Server properly. Apparently, a critical command execution vulnerability – rated a 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scale, meaning it’s about as bad as it gets – was lurking in several components. We’re talking versions from 7.3 through 7.6 and even some newer junk.

Basically, if an attacker can get their grubby hands on a specific URL parameter (and let’s be real, they *will*), they can run commands on your server. Commands. Like, full system control. Fantastic. SAP released patches – surprise, surprise – so you better update, and quickly, unless you enjoy being owned by script kiddies.

The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in the message server of NetWeaver. It allows for remote code execution without authentication if exploited correctly. They’re claiming no known exploits *yet*, but give it five minutes. Five fucking minutes. Someone will have a PoC before lunch.

So yeah, go patch your SAP systems. Now. Before I have to personally come over and rewrite everything in COBOL just to spite you all.

Source: BleepingComputer – SAP’s Latest Disaster

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had to babysit a system running an ancient version of SAP. The security was so bad, you could practically *smell* the vulnerabilities. The lead admin thought “security through obscurity” was a viable strategy. He got fired when a teenager from his son’s school compromised it with Telnet and a dictionary attack. Serves him right. Honestly, some people shouldn’t be allowed near computers, let alone critical infrastructure.

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