What is CVE-2023-40625?

CVE-2023-40625 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP S4core, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-40625?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP S4core

CVE-2023-40625

S4CORE (Manage Purchase Contracts App) - versions 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user. This could allow an attacker to perform unintended actions resulting in escalation of privileges which has low impact on confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availibility of the system.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

SAP S4core — versions 102, 103, 104
SAP Se Manage Purchase Contracts App — versions S4CORE 102, S4CORE 103, S4CORE 104

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

me.sap.com/notes/3326361 (Permissions Required)
www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40625?: CVE-2023-40625 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP S4core, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-40625?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.