Auth bypass in SAP S\/4hana
CVE-2023-42473
S/4HANA Manage (Withholding Tax Items) - version 106, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges which has low impact on the confidentiality and integrity of the application.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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: 0.003 (17.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.4% 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: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP S\/4hana — versions 106
- SAP Se S/4hana (Manage Withholding Tax Items) — versions 106
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- me.sap.com/notes/3219846 (Permissions Required)
- www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42473?
- CVE-2023-42473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP S\/4hana, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42473?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.