What is CVE-2023-23858?

CVE-2023-23858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-23858?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap

CVE-2023-23858

Due to insufficient input validation, SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 789, 790, allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a crafted URL to a user, and by clicking the URL, the tricked user accesses SAP and might be directed with the response to somewhere out-side SAP and enter sensitive data. This could cause a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Sap Netweaver_application_server_abap — versions 740, 750, 751
Sap_se Sap Netweaver As For Abap And Platform — versions 740, 750, 751

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23858?: CVE-2023-23858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-23858?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.