Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU50447

Weak password requirements in SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management Server - CVE-2021-21472

Published: February 9, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50447

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21472

CWE-ID: CWE-521

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to the system.

The vulnerability exists due to default weak password requirements that do not require setting a server password during installation of SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to the system.

Affected software

SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management Server
SAP Software Provisioning Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2021-21472

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=568460543
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2998173

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