CVE-2023-26457 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Content Server

Medium 6.1 Published 14 Mar 2023 Updated 27 Feb 2025

An attacker can exploit insufficient input encoding in SAP Content Server to read and modify sensitive information via Cross-Site Scripting.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-26457?

CVE-2023-26457 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SAP Content Server, published on 14 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SAP Content Server - version 7.53, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. After successful exploitation, an attacker can read and modify some sensitive information but cannot delete the data.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26457?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Content Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26457?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-26457 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rrmp-xjjc-75vx.