Serious software flaws have recently been reported for SAP’s HANA, the in-memory database platform that underpins many of the German company’s products used by large companies.

While some of the problems require SAP-issued patches that are available, other issues require configuration changes, according to Onapsis, a Boston-based security software vendor focused on the SAP platform and that reported the problems.

Eight of the flaws are ranked critical, the highest severity rating, since attackers could use them to delete data, steal customer information and financial statements or change product pricing data.

“We found lot of stuff under the carpet,” said Mariano Nunez, CEO of Onapsis.

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