CVE-2023-23859Network attack vector

Sensitive-data access via reflected demo-app input

Published Feb 14, 2023 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

Reflected XSS in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform allows remote attackers to read or modify sensitive data. The PING_PONG ABAP Push Channel demo app reflects user-controlled link input into a browser response without correct sanitization or output encoding. No authentication is required to craft the link, but a user must click it; the script then runs in that user's SAP browser context.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform allows remote attackers to read or modify sensitive data. The PING_PONG ABAP Push Channel demo app reflects user-controlled link input into a browser response without correct sanitization or output encoding. No authentication is required to craft the link, but a user must click it; the script then runs in that user's SAP browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23859
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001
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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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=740
  2. Affected versionversion=750
  3. Affected versionversion=751
  4. Affected versionversion=752
  5. Affected versionversion=753
  6. Affected versionversion=754
  7. Affected versionversion=755
  8. Affected versionversion=756
  9. Affected versionversion=757
  10. Affected versionversion=789
  11. Affected versionversion=790

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platformversion=740; version=750; version=751; version=752; version=753; version=754; version=755; version=756; version=757; version=789; version=790

Published CVSS scores

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

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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')
T1204.001Malicious Link

Public exploit references

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