What is CVE-2023-23859?

CVE-2023-23859 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-2023-23859?

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

XSS in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap

CVE-2023-23859

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 craft a malicious link, which when clicked by an unsuspecting user, can be used to read or modify some sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-02-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap — versions 740, 750, 751
SAP Netweaver As For Abap And Platform — versions 740, 750, 751

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23859?: CVE-2023-23859 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-2023-23859?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.