Auth bypass in SAP Commoncryptolib
CVE-2023-40309
SAP CommonCryptoLib does not perform necessary authentication checks, which may result in missing or wrong authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. Depending on the application and the level of privileges acquired, an attacker could abuse functionality restricted to a particular user group as well as read, modify or delete restricted data.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Commoncryptolib — versions 8.0.0
- SAP Content Server — versions 6.50, 7.53, 7.54
- SAP Extended Application Services And Runtime — versions 1.0
- SAP Hana Database — versions 2.0
- SAP Host Agent — versions 722
- SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap — versions 7.22ext, kernel_7.22, kernel_7.53
- SAP Netweaver Application Server Java — versions kernel_7.22, kernel_7.53, kernel_7.54
- SAP Sapssoext — versions 17.0
- SAP Web Dispatcher — versions 7.22ext, 7.53, 7.54
- SAP Se Commoncryptolib — versions 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- me.sap.com/notes/3340576 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40309?
- CVE-2023-40309 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Commoncryptolib, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40309?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.