CVE-2023-29185Network attack vector

Authenticated service interruption via crafted BSP parameters

Published Apr 11, 2023 · Updated Feb 7, 2025

Resource exhaustion in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP Business Server Pages allows remote authenticated users to interrupt network service. The BSP request path accepts certain crafted parameters that consume server resources, but SAP has not publicly identified the parameters or faulty processing step. A non-administrative account and unspecified circumstances are required across releases 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, and 750 through 757; impact is limited to availability.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP Business Server Pages allows remote authenticated users to interrupt network service. The BSP request path accepts certain crafted parameters that consume server resources, but SAP has not publicly identified the parameters or faulty processing step. A non-administrative account and unspecified circumstances are required across releases 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, and 750 through 757; impact is limited to availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29185
Published
Apr 11, 2023
Updated
Feb 7, 2025
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP (Business Server Pages)
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=700
  2. Affected versionversion=701
  3. Affected versionversion=702
  4. Affected versionversion=731
  5. Affected versionversion=740
  6. Affected versionversion=750
  7. Affected versionversion=751
  8. Affected versionversion=752
  9. Affected versionversion=753
  10. Affected versionversion=754
  11. Affected versionversion=755
  12. Affected versionversion=756
  13. Affected versionversion=757

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP (Business Server Pages)version=700; version=701; version=702; version=731; version=740; version=750; version=751; version=752; version=753; version=754; version=755; version=756; version=757

Published CVSS scores

5.3SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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