CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2016-6145 — Sap Hana Db security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.3

The SQL interface in SAP HANA DB 1.00.091.00.1418659308 provides different error messages for failed login attempts depending on whether the username exists and is locked when the detailed_error_on_connect option is not supported or is configured as "False," which allows remote attackers to enumerate database users via a series of login attempts, aka SAP Security Note 2216869.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.0)
Published
2016-08-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Affected products

  • sap / hana_db / 1.00.091.00.1418659308

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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