CVE-2025-27429CWE-94

Code Injection Vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise)

Critical · published April 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A user with privileges can exploit this SAP S/4HANA flaw to inject arbitrary ABAP code—it's like giving a chef the keys to the pantry but forgetting to check if they're cooking something dangerous! 🔥 Picture a restaurant where every chef has access to the pantry. If no one checks what they’re putting into the dishes, they could serve up anything—from secret family recipes to downright rotten food! This vulnerability acts as that unchecked access, allowing attackers to cook up chaos in your system. An attacker could waltz right through the back door, executing their code and potentially taking full control of the system! This means they could compromise sensitive data, alter critical operations, or even bring your entire system to a standstill. The consequences could be absolutely devastating for your organization's security and reputation.

Put simply

Picture a restaurant where every chef has access to the pantry. If no one checks what they’re putting into the dishes, they could serve up anything—from secret family recipes to downright rotten food! This vulnerability acts as that unchecked access, allowing attackers to cook up chaos in your system. This vulnerability allows an attacker with user privileges to exploit a function module via RFC to inject malicious ABAP code, bypassing necessary authorization checks and effectively creating a backdoor into the system.

What to do

An attacker could waltz right through the back door, executing their code and potentially taking full control of the system! This means they could compromise sensitive data, alter critical operations, or even bring your entire system to a standstill. The consequences could be absolutely devastating for your organization's security and reputation. To protect your system, ensure you apply the latest patches from SAP and review user privilege settings to limit access. Conduct a thorough audit of your ABAP code and security configurations to identify any existing weaknesses. You’ve got this! With a few careful steps, you’ll fortify your defenses and keep those chefs in check! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00793 · 55.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2025-04-08T07:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 07:13Z
    Code Injection Vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise)
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