Code injection in SAP Business Warehouse
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
SAP Business Warehouse, versions 700, 701, 702, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 782 and SAP BW/4HANA, versions 100, 200, allow a low privileged attacker to inject code using a remote enabled function module over the network. Via the function module an attacker can create a malicious ABAP report which could be used to get access to sensitive data, to inject malicious UPDATE statements that could have also impact on the operating system, to disrupt the functionality of the SAP system which can thereby lead to a Denial of Service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | SAP Business Warehouse | before 700; before 701; before 702; before 711; before 730; before 731; before 740; before 750; before 782 | 700, 701, 702, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 782 | Patch available | CNA |
| SAP | SAP BW/4HANA | before 100; before 200 | 100, 200 | Patch available | CNA |
- SAP Business Warehouse VendorSAP Affected before 700; before 701; before 702; before 711; before 730; before 731; before 740; before 750; before 782 Fixed in 700, 701, 702, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 782 Patch available CNA
- SAP BW/4HANA VendorSAP Affected before 100; before 200 Fixed in 100, 200 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:700:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 700 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 701 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 702 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 711 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:730:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 730 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 731 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:740:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 740 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:750:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 750 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:782:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 782 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:bw\/4hana:100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 100 | Vulnerable | SAP |
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:700:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 700 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 701 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 702 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 711 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:730:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 730 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 731 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:740:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 740 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:750:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 750 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:782:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 782 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:bw\/4hana:100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 100 Vulnerable ·SAP
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SAP Business Warehouse (SAP SE) Fixed in 700, 701, 702, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 782
- Fix · CNA SAP BW/4HANA (SAP SE) Fixed in 100, 200
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21466
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcp4-49mj-2j86
References
Exploit 2
More SAP Business Warehouse vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04563 SQL injection in SAP Business Warehouse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2020-16301 OS command injection in SAP Business Warehouse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-04566 Missing authorization in SAP Business Warehouse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-16859 Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-26524 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse - Business Planning and Simulation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-26525 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse - Business Planning and Simulation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-21466 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21466 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcp4-49mj-2j86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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