# Onapsis Security Advisory 2021-0014: Missing authorization check in
SAP Solution Manager LM-SERVICE Component SP 11 PL 2


## Impact on Business

Due to a missing authorization check in SAP Solution Manager
LM-SERVICE component
a remote authenticated attacker could be able to execute privileged
actions in the
affected system, including the execution of operating system commands.


## Advisory Information

- Public Release Date: 06/14/2021
- Security Advisory ID: ONAPSIS-2021-0014
- Researchers: Pablo Artuso, Yvan Genuer, Nahuel D. Sánchez


## Vulnerability Information

- Vendor: SAP
- Affected Components:
- SAP Solution Manager 7.20
  (Check SAP Note 2890213 for detailed information on affected releases)
- Vulnerability Class: [CWE-862] Missing Authorization
- CVSS v3 score: 9.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- Risk Level: Critical
- Assigned CVE: CVE-2020-6207
- Vendor patch Information: SAP Security NOTE 2890213


## Affected Components Description

A core component of the SAP Solution Manager, LM-SERVICE is affected
by this vulnerability.
For a detailed list of the affected versions please refer to the SAP
Security Note stated above.


## Vulnerability Details

A remote authenticated attacker, without any other authorization in
their profile more than the
ones needed to login via HTTP(s) could be able to abuse privileged
critical functionality such as
the execution of administrative methods used to configure or monitor
Satellite systems, or the
execution of arbitrary code which will lead to arbitrary remote code
execution.


## Solution

SAP has released SAP Note 2890213 which provide patched versions of
the affected components.

The patches can be downloaded from
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2890213.

Onapsis strongly recommends SAP customers to download the related security
fixes and apply them to the affected components in order to reduce
business risks.


## Report Timeline

- 10-08-2020: Onapsis report vulnerability to SAP
- 10-12-2020: SAP Confirms vulnerability and provides CVSSv3 Score
- 11-10-2020: SAP releases SAP Security note 2890213 fixing this issue


## References

- Onapsis blogpost: https://onapsis.com/blog/sap-security-notes-september-2020
- CVE Mitre: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6207
- Vendor Patch: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2890213


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