What is CVE-2023-24523?

CVE-2023-24523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Host Agent, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-24523?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sap Host Agent

CVE-2023-24523

An attacker authenticated as a non-admin user with local access to a server port assigned to the SAP Host Agent (Start Service) - versions 7.21, 7.22, can submit a crafted ConfigureOutsideDiscovery request with an operating system command which will be executed with administrator privileges. The OS command can read or modify any user or system data and can make the system unavailable.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sap Host_agent — versions 7.21, 7.22
Sap Host Agent Service — versions 7.21, 7.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24523?: CVE-2023-24523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Host Agent, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-24523?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.