# CVE-2023-36926: Information disclosure vulnerability in SAP Host Agent

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit missing authentication checks in SAP Host Agent to read non-sensitive server information.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qg9-9fqc-xjj6

## What is CVE-2023-36926?

CVE-2023-36926 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Host Agent, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to missing authentication check in SAP Host Agent - version 7.22, an unauthenticated attacker can set an undocumented parameter to a particular compatibility value and in turn call read functions. This allows the attacker to gather some non-sensitive information about the server.  There is no impact on integrity or availability.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36926?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Host Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36926 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP Host Agent

- [CVE-2023-24523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24523/): Command injection in Host Agent Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-6186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6186/): Denial of service in SAP Host Agent (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-15297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15297/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-27498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27498/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-6234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6234/): Privilege escalation in SAP Host Agent (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36926 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36926 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Host Agent, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP Host Agent. 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-2023-36926/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36926/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36926
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36926
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36926

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36926/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.