# CVE-2023-37492: Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform

> An authenticated attacker can bypass authorization checks to escalate privileges and read sensitive information in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fxjx-xx78-2944

## What is CVE-2023-37492?

CVE-2023-37492 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions SAP_BASIS 700, SAP_BASIS 701, SAP_BASIS 702, SAP_BASIS 731, SAP_BASIS 740, SAP_BASIS 750, SAP_BASIS 752, SAP_BASIS 753, SAP_BASIS 754, SAP_BASIS 755, SAP_BASIS 756, SAP_BASIS 757, SAP_BASIS 758, SAP_BASIS 793, SAP_BASIS 804, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. This could allow an attacker to read sensitive information which can be used in a subsequent serious attack.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap

- [CVE-2026-0488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0488/): Code Injection vulnerability in SAP CRM and SAP S/4HANA (Scripting Editor) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-40499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40499/): Code injection in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP (SAP Cloud Print Manager and SAPSprint) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27269/): Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-27500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27500/): Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-0014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0014/): Capture-replay vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37492 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap Netweaver Application Server Abap. 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-2023-37492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.