# CVE-2023-49580: Information disclosure in SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java

> Unauthenticated attackers can access confidential information and degrade ABAP system availability by manipulating layout configurations in SAP GUI clients.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgv8-w8cv-37pw

## What is CVE-2023-49580?

CVE-2023-49580 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java, published on 12 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java - versions SAP_BASIS 755, SAP_BASIS 756, SAP_BASIS 757, SAP_BASIS 758, allow an unauthenticated attacker to access information which would otherwise be restricted and confidential. In addition, this vulnerability allows the unauthenticated attacker to create Layout configurations of the ABAP List Viewer and with this causing a mild impact on integrity and availability, e.g. also increasing the response times of the AS ABAP.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49580?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Graphical User Interface.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java

- [CVE-2011-5154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5154/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2021-21448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21448/): Information disclosure in SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49580 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java, published on 12 Dec 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-2023-49580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java. 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-2023-49580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49580/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49580

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49580/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.