# CVE-2023-36924: Log Injection vulnerability in SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security

> An authenticated admin can inject arbitrary data into syslog files, compromising application integrity in SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr3p-hv9q-44xx

## What is CVE-2023-36924?

CVE-2023-36924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security, published on 11 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

While using a specific function, SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security - versions 600, 603, 604, 605, 616, 617, 618, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, allows an authenticated attacker with admin privileges to write arbitrary data to the syslog file. On successful exploitation, an attacker could modify all the syslog data causing a complete compromise of integrity of the application.

Weakness: CWE-117 (Improper Output Neutralization for Logs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36924?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Erp Defense Forces and Public Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36924?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36924 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36924 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security, published on 11 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP ERP Defense Forces and Public Security. 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-2023-36924/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36924/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36924
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36924
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36924

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36924/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.