SAPControl ABAPReadSyslog - Disclosure Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detected SAP systems where the SAPControl SOAP web service exposes the ABAPReadSyslog operation without authen."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'SAPControl ABAPReadSyslog - Disclosure Detection',
'description': 'Detected SAP systems where the SAPControl SOAP web service exposes the ABAPReadSyslog operation without authentication. ABAPReadSyslog returns the ABAP system log (equivalent to transaction SM21) via SAPControl sapstartsrv and includes fields such as client, username, transaction code, message number, free-text message and severity.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'misconfig', 'sap', 'sapcontrol', 'soap', 'log', 'disclosure'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://my-handshake.blogspot.com/2011/03/sapcontrol-webmethods-list.html',
'https://gist.github.com/c6da760f57e062397e52400936ca5797',
'https://exchange.icinga.com/kai_ks/check_sap_hostctrl',
],
}
def run(self):
path = '/'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'text/xml; charset=UTF-8', 'SOAPAction': '\'""\''}, data='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">\n <SOAP-ENV:Header>\n <sapsess:Session xmlns:sapsess="http://www.sap.com/webas/630/soap/features/session/">\n <enableSession>true</enableSession>\n </sapsess:Session>\n </SOAP-ENV:Header>\n <SOAP-ENV:Body>\n <ns1:ABAPReadSyslog xmlns:ns1="urn:SAPControl"></ns1:ABAPReadSyslog>\n </SOAP-ENV:Body>\n</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>\n')
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('<item>', '<Time>', '<Text>', 'ABAPReadSyslogResponse',)
if all(m in body for m in body_all):
self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='SAPControl ABAPReadSyslog - Disclosure detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9