Advisory
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vulnerabilities reported by external researchers and their customers every second Tuesday of the month.
SAP Note 2927164
was released on
08.04.2025 and deals with
"[CVE-2025-30014] Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP Capital Yield Tax Management" within ABAP.
We advice you to follow the instructions, to resolve
directory traversal (read)
with a
high potential for exploitation
in component FS-CYT.
According to SAP Security Advisory team a workaround does not exist. It is advisable to implement the correction as monthly patch process .
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 Capital Yield Tax Management contains a vulnerability that allows a low-privileged attacker to read files from directories to which they should not have access, potentially leading to the exposure of sensitive information.Solution
The application now validates user-submitted paths and prevents arbitrary file read operations.
Affected System
The advisory 2927164 describes a problem within an ABAP based systems of a specific version. Affected versions are described below. ABAP software is deployed in various software components and is widely used within the SAP product portfolio.
SAP NetWeaver Application Server (formally known as SAP Web Application Server) is a building block of SAP NetWeaver. It is the foundation for most software products developed by SAP SE. SAP NetWeaver systems exist with Java and/or ABAP stacks. The advisory could be relevant for single and dual-stack ABAP installations.
The advisory is valid for
- CYT 800
- CYT4HANA 100
- CYTERP 420_700
- IBS 7.0
- 9.9 [CVE-2022-39802] File path traversal vulnerability in SAP Manufacturing Execution
- 7.7 [CVE-2021-44232] Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAF-T Framework
- 6.3 Directory traversal in BC-MID-ICF
- 5.3 Directory traversal in Web Container
- 4.0 [CVE-2021-21475] Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management 7.1
