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Underlying Security Guides

Performance Management is based on SAP NetWeaver ABAP. Therefore, the corresponding Security Guides also apply to Performance Management. Note in particular the most important sections or specific restrictions that are entered in the following table.

Underlying Security Guides

Security Guide of Scenario, Application, or Component

Most Important Sections or Specific Restrictions

SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP Security Guide

SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe Security Guide

Relevant for manager involvement in Performance Management.

Portal Security Guide

Relevant for the Performance Management applications that run in the portal.

Saving Mechanisms of the SAP Content Server

Relevant for attachments in appraisal documents.

Important SAP Notes

For a complete list of available SAP Security Guides, see SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/securityguideInformation published on SAP site.

The most important SAP Notes that apply to the security of Performance Management are shown in the table below.

The most important SAP Notes that apply to the security of Performance Management are shown in the table below.

Title

SAP Note

Comment

Unauthorized use of functions in the BSP application for the appraisal document (XSRF (cross-site request forgery) security risk in appraisal document)

1508981Information published on SAP site

Describes unauthorized access to BSP applications pages for the appraisal document

Missing authorization check

1310174Information published on SAP site

Describes the visibility of appraisal documents locked by the administrator even though the administrator does not have the authorization to do so.

You can find a list of additional SAP HotNews and SAP Notes that are relevant to security on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/securitynotesInformation published on SAP site.

More Information

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