CVE-2025-42983: SAP Business Warehouse and SAP Plug-In Basis · Missing Authorization
Affects SAP Business Warehouse and SAP Plug-In BasisSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SAP_SE SAP Business Warehouse and SAP Plug-In Basis | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediate patching or upgrading to SAP versions where this vulnerability is fixed is the most effective mitigation. 2. Restrict SAP BW and SAP Plug-In Basis access strictly to trusted and necessary personnel, enforcing the principle of least privilege to minimize the risk of an authenticated attacker exploiting this flaw. 3. Implement robust monitoring and alerting on SAP database table modification and deletion activities to detect anomalous behavior early. 4. Conduct regular audits of SAP user permissions and roles to ensure no excessive privileges are granted that could facilitate exploitation. 5. Maintain comprehensive and tested backups of SAP BW databases and configurations to enable rapid recovery in case of data deletion. 6. Employ network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of SAP systems to only authorized internal networks and users. 7. Consider deploying SAP-specific security tools that can enforce authorization policies and detect unauthorized operations at the application layer. 8. Educate SAP administrators and users about this vulnerability and the importance of secure authentication and authorization practices.
Description
SAP Business Warehouse and SAP Plug-In Basis allows an authenticated attacker to drop arbitrary SAP database tables, potentially resulting in a loss of data or rendering the system unusable. On successful exploitation, an attacker can completely delete database entries but is not able to read any data.