CVE-2023-40625Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via missing authorization checks

Published Sep 12, 2023 · Updated Sep 25, 2024

Missing authorization in SAP Manage Purchase Contracts S4CORE 102 through 107 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. SAP has not disclosed the affected request or authorization check; the app accepts an authenticated user's unintended action without the required permission validation. An existing account is required, and exploitation permits limited unauthorized access to or modification of procurement data without interrupting service.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in SAP Manage Purchase Contracts S4CORE 102 through 107 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. SAP has not disclosed the affected request or authorization check; the app accepts an authenticated user's unintended action without the required permission validation. An existing account is required, and exploitation permits limited unauthorized access to or modification of procurement data without interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40625
Published
Sep 12, 2023
Updated
Sep 25, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
Manage Purchase Contracts
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=S4CORE 102
  2. Affected versionversion=S4CORE 103
  3. Affected versionversion=S4CORE 104
  4. Affected versionversion=S4CORE 105
  5. Affected versionversion=S4CORE 106
  6. Affected versionversion=S4CORE 107

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · Manage Purchase Contractsversion=S4CORE 102; version=S4CORE 103; version=S4CORE 104; version=S4CORE 105; version=S4CORE 106; version=S4CORE 107

Published CVSS scores

5.4SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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