What is CVE-2023-42480?

CVE-2023-42480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-42480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2023-42480

The unauthenticated attacker in NetWeaver AS Java Logon application - version 7.50, can brute force the login functionality to identify the legitimate user ids. This will have an impact on confidentiality but there is no other impact on integrity or availability.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sap Netweaver_application_server_java — versions 7.50
Sap_se Netweaver As Java — versions 7.50

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42480?: CVE-2023-42480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-42480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.