What is CVE-2023-49577?

CVE-2023-49577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Human Capital Management, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-49577?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in SAP Human Capital Management

CVE-2023-49577

The SAP HCM (SMART PAYE solution) - versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604, SAP_HRCIE 608, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After successful exploitation, an attacker can cause limited impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Human Capital Management — versions s4hcmcie_100, sap_hrcie_600, sap_hrcie_604
SAP Se Hcm (Smart Paye Solution) — versions S4HCMCIE 100, SAP_HRCIE 600, SAP_HRCIE 604

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

me.sap.com/notes/3217087 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49577?: CVE-2023-49577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Human Capital Management, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-49577?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.