# CVE-2023-49587: Command Injection vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager

> An authorized attacker can execute deprecated function modules to read or modify data across components without user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v5mv-c475-q786

## What is CVE-2023-49587?

CVE-2023-49587 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Solution Manager, published on 12 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Solution Manager - version 720, allows an authorized attacker to execute certain deprecated function modules which can read or modify data of same or other component without user interaction over the network.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49587?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Solution Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49587?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49587 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP Solution Manager

- [CVE-2020-6207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6207/): SAP Solution Manager Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-26821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26821/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-26822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26822/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-26823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26823/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-26824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26824/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49587 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49587 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Solution Manager, published on 12 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP Solution Manager. 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-2023-49587/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49587/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49587
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49587
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49587

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49587/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.