# CVE-2023-35870: Improper Access Control in SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template)

> An attacker can intercept save requests to modify or delete journal entry templates, compromising data integrity and availability in SAP S/4HANA.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jhwx-fm67-385p

## What is CVE-2023-35870?

CVE-2023-35870 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template), published on 11 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

When creating a journal entry template in SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template) - versions S4CORE 104, 105, 106, 107, an attacker could intercept the save request and change the template, leading to an impact on confidentiality and integrity of the resource. Furthermore, a standard template could be deleted, hence making the resource temporarily unavailable.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap S4core.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-35870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template)

- [CVE-2024-39592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39592/): [CVE-2024-39592] Missing Authorization check in SAP PDCE (high 7.7)
- [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)
- [CVE-2023-32112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32112/): Missing Authorization Check in Vendor Master Hierarchy (low 2.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35870 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template), published on 11 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA (Manage Journal Entry Template). 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-2023-35870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35870

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35870/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.