CVE-2023-40309Network attack vector

Unauthenticated privilege escalation via missing authentication checks

Published Sep 12, 2023 · Updated Sep 28, 2024

Incorrect authorization in SAP CommonCryptoLib 8 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges and read, modify, or delete restricted data. The library omits necessary authentication checks, but SAP has not disclosed the affected function, request, or authorization decision. SAP's CVSS rates network access with no prior privileges, while its description refers to an authenticated user; acquired privileges determine accessible functions and data.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in SAP CommonCryptoLib 8 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges and read, modify, or delete restricted data. The library omits necessary authentication checks, but SAP has not disclosed the affected function, request, or authorization decision. SAP's CVSS rates network access with no prior privileges, while its description refers to an authenticated user; acquired privileges determine accessible functions and data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40309
Published
Sep 12, 2023
Updated
Sep 28, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Web Dispatcher
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.22EXT
  2. Affected versionversion=7.53
  3. Affected versionversion=7.54
  4. Affected versionversion=7.77
  5. Affected versionversion=7.85
  6. Affected versionversion=7.89

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Web Dispatcherversion=7.22EXT; version=7.53; version=7.54; version=7.77; version=7.85; version=7.89
SAP SE · SAP CommonCryptoLibversion=8
SAP SE · SAP Content Serverversion=6.50; version=7.53; version=7.54
SAP SE · SAP HANAversion=2.00
SAP SE · SAP Host Agentversion=722
SAP SE · SAP HANA Extended Application Services, Advanced Modelversion=SAP_EXTENDED_APP_SERVICES 1; version=XS_ADVANCED_RUNTIME 1.00

Published CVSS scores

9.8SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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