CVE-2023-49577Network attack vector

Cross-site scripting via insufficient output encoding

Published Dec 12, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Cross-site scripting in SAP HCM SMART PAYE components S4HCMCIE 100 and SAP_HRCIE 600, 604, and 608 allows remote attackers to alter page content. SMART PAYE fails to encode user-controlled input before incorporating it into generated web content, but SAP does not identify the affected parameter, page, or function. Exploitation requires user interaction and permits limited reading or modification of application information without interrupting service.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in SAP HCM SMART PAYE components S4HCMCIE 100 and SAP_HRCIE 600, 604, and 608 allows remote attackers to alter page content. SMART PAYE fails to encode user-controlled input before incorporating it into generated web content, but SAP does not identify the affected parameter, page, or function. Exploitation requires user interaction and permits limited reading or modification of application information without interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-49577
Published
Dec 12, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP HCM
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=S4HCMCIE 100
  2. Affected versionversion=SAP_HRCIE 600
  3. Affected versionversion=SAP_HRCIE 604
  4. Affected versionversion=SAP_HRCIE 608

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP HCMversion=S4HCMCIE 100; version=SAP_HRCIE 600; version=SAP_HRCIE 604; version=SAP_HRCIE 608

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

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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')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

Public exploit references

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