CVE-2023-0013Network attack vector

Browser script execution via unencoded path extensions

Published Jan 10, 2023 · Updated Apr 9, 2025

Reflected XSS in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform 702 through 757 allows remote attackers to run script in a user's browser. The public /sap/public/bc/abap/docu service insufficiently encodes user-controlled illegal path extensions when generating documentation responses. Exploitation requires a user to request the crafted URL and permits limited reading or modification of browser-accessible application data.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform 702 through 757 allows remote attackers to run script in a user's browser. The public /sap/public/bc/abap/docu service insufficiently encodes user-controlled illegal path extensions when generating documentation responses. Exploitation requires a user to request the crafted URL and permits limited reading or modification of browser-accessible application data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0013
Published
Jan 10, 2023
Updated
Apr 9, 2025
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=702
  2. Affected versionversion=731
  3. Affected versionversion=740
  4. Affected versionversion=750
  5. Affected versionversion=751
  6. Affected versionversion=752
  7. Affected versionversion=753
  8. Affected versionversion=754
  9. Affected versionversion=755
  10. Affected versionversion=756
  11. Affected versionversion=757

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platformversion=702; version=731; version=740; version=750; version=751; version=752; version=753; version=754; version=755; version=756; version=757

Published CVSS scores

6.1SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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