CVE-2023-23852Network attack vector

Browser script execution via insufficient output encoding

Published Feb 14, 2023 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

Cross-site scripting in SAP Solution Manager 720 System Monitoring allows remote attackers to execute script in a user's browser. System Monitoring inserts user-controlled input into generated page content without sufficient output encoding; SAP has not identified the affected field or handler publicly. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted content, allowing script execution in that user's browser context without interrupting the service.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in SAP Solution Manager 720 System Monitoring allows remote attackers to execute script in a user's browser. System Monitoring inserts user-controlled input into generated page content without sufficient output encoding; SAP has not identified the affected field or handler publicly. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted content, allowing script execution in that user's browser context without interrupting the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23852
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Solution Manager
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=720

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Solution Managerversion=720

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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 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')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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