CVE-2023-40625 Missing Authorization check in SAP Manage Purchase Contracts App

Medium 5.4 Published 12 Sep 2023 Updated 25 Sep 2024

An authenticated attacker can perform unintended actions and escalate privileges due to missing authorization checks in the SAP Manage Purchase Contracts App.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-40625?

CVE-2023-40625 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Manage Purchase Contracts App, published on 12 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

S4CORE (Manage Purchase Contracts App) - versions 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user. This could allow an attacker to perform unintended actions resulting in escalation of privileges which has low impact on confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availibility of the system.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40625?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap S4core.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40625?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-40625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjg5-r3cj-8vc3.