CVE-2021-21468

The BW Database Interface does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated...

6.5 Medium

The BW Database Interface does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges that allows the user to practically read out any database table.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.92%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2021-21468
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-8742 6.5

Record: EUVD-2021-8742
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vv8p-qf65-j73w 6.5

The BW Database Interface does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated...

Record: GHSA-vv8p-qf65-j73w
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2021-21468
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-21468 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Sap Business Warehouse, published January 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.