# CVE-2023-32112: Missing Authorization Check in Vendor Master Hierarchy

> An authenticated user can modify vendor master data due to missing authorization checks, compromising system integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 2.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5vh6-vprx-fjvm

## What is CVE-2023-32112?

CVE-2023-32112 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE Vendor Master Hierarchy, published on 9 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vendor Master Hierarchy - versions SAP_APPL 500, SAP_APPL 600, SAP_APPL 602, SAP_APPL 603, SAP_APPL 604, SAP_APPL 605, SAP_APPL 606, SAP_APPL 616, SAP_APPL 617, SAP_APPL 618, S4CORE 100, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user to access some of its function. This could lead to modification of data impacting the integrity of the system.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32112?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sap S4core, Sap Vendor Master Hierarchy.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE Vendor Master Hierarchy

- [CVE-2024-39592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39592/): [CVE-2024-39592] Missing Authorization check in SAP PDCE (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-35870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35870/): Improper Access Control in SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template) (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-37172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37172/): [CVE-2024-37172] Missing Authorization check in SAP S/4HANA Finance (Advanced Payment Management) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-40625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40625/): Missing Authorization check in SAP Manage Purchase Contracts App (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2026-23688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23688/): Missing Authorization check in SAP Fiori App (Manage Service Entry Sheets - Lean Services) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32112 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE Vendor Master Hierarchy, published on 9 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE Vendor Master Hierarchy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.