What is CVE-2023-42481?

CVE-2023-42481 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Commerce Cloud, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-42481?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SAP Commerce Cloud

CVE-2023-42481

In SAP Commerce Cloud - versions HY_COM 1905, HY_COM 2005, HY_COM2105, HY_COM 2011, HY_COM 2205, COM_CLOUD 2211, a locked B2B user can misuse the forgotten password functionality to un-block his user account again and re-gain access if SAP Commerce Cloud - Composable Storefront is used as storefront, due to weak access controls in place. This leads to a considerable impact on confidentiality and integrity.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Commerce Cloud — versions 8.1
SAP Se Commerce Cloud — versions HY_COM 1905, HY_COM 2005, HY_COM2105

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

me.sap.com/notes/3394567 (Permissions Required)
www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42481?: CVE-2023-42481 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Commerce Cloud, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-42481?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.